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  • Title: Postpartum emotional distress in mothers with multiple sclerosis.
    Author: Gulick EE, Kim S.
    Journal: J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs; 2004; 33(6):729-38. PubMed ID: 15561661.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of multiple sclerosis (MS)-related symptoms and both received social support and perceived deficits in social support on emotional distress in mothers with MS at 1, 3, and 6 months postpartum. DESIGN: Longitudinal correlation descriptive study. SETTING: Community-residing women in North America. PARTICIPANTS: Convenience sample of 174 postpartum mothers with MS. METHOD: Mothers completed the MS-Related Symptom Scale and Postpartum Support Questionnaire at 1, 3, and 6 months postpartum. Bivariate correlations and hierarchical regression analyses determined relationships between the dependent variable, emotional distress, and independent variables: participant characteristics, MS-related symptoms, and social support. RESULTS: The authors found moderately strong positive correlations between MS-related symptoms and emotional distress at each assessment. Significant negative correlations existed between received social support and emotional distress at 1 month but not at 3 and 6 months. Significant positive correlations existed between MS-related symptoms and social support deficits at each assessment. Explained variance in emotional distress across the three assessments ranged between 2% and 4% for participant characteristics, 49% and 60% for MS-related symptoms, 2% and 7% for social support, and 57% and 66% for total variance. CONCLUSION: MS-related symptoms created considerable emotional distress in mothers that was minimally alleviated by the support given them. In fact, many needed more support than they received.
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