Effects of depression and stress on oral self-care among perinatal women in Appalachia: A longitudinal study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Oral health during the perinatal period and beyond affects the health and well-being of women and their offspring. Oral self-care behaviours can maintain or improve oral health; depression or stress during the perinatal period may compromise these behaviours. The aim of the study was to investigate the independent and combined effects of depression and stress on oral self-care behaviours of perinatal women in Appalachia, given the high burden of oral disease in this region.

Methods

A total of 1172 women in the first or second trimester of pregnancy were enrolled in the Center for Oral Health Research in Appalachia, cohort 2 (COHRA2) in West Virginia or Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Participants completed the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, Perceiv

SUBMITTER: An J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11783240 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature