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Healthcare costs of paternal depression in the postnatal period
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Edoka, Ijeoma P., Petrou, Stavros and Ramchandani, Paul. (2011) Healthcare costs of paternal depression in the postnatal period. Journal of Affective Disorders, Vol.133 (No.1-2). pp. 356-360. ISSN 0165-0327
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2011.04.005
Abstract
Background: There is growing evidence that fathers experience depressive symptoms following the birth of a child. The aim of this study was to estimate the healthcare costs of paternal postnatal depression, thereby informing research into cost-effective preventative and treatment interventions for the condition. Methods: Data on healthcare resource-use over the first 12 months postpartum was collected from 192 fathers recruited from two postnatal wards in southern England. Three groups of fathers were identified: fathers with depression (n=31), fathers at high risk of developing depression (n=67) and fathers without depression (n=94). Results: Mean father-child dyad costs were estimated at 1103.51 pound, 1075.06 pound and 945.03 pound ( pound sterling, 2008 prices) in these three groups, respectively (P=0.796). After controlling for potentially confounding factors, paternal depression was associated with significantly higher community care costs. Conclusion: This study provides useful preliminary insights into the healthcare costs associated with paternal depression during the postnatal period. Limitation: The small sample size may, in part, account for the failure to detect statistically significant differences in mean costs between study groups for most cost categories.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Depression in men, Postpartum depression, Medical care, Cost of, Fathers -- Mental health services, Great Britain. National Health Service |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Affective Disorders |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science BV |
| ISSN: | 0165-0327 |
| Date: | September 2011 |
| Volume: | Vol.133 |
| Number: | No.1-2 |
| Page Range: | pp. 356-360 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jad.2011.04.005 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| Funder: | Wellcome Trust (London, England) |
| Grant number: | 078434 (WT) |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/38744 |
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