Effect Estimate of Time-varying Social Support and Trust on the Physical and Mental Health of Mothers at 2.5 Years Postpartum: The Japan Environment and Children's Study (JECS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many epidemiological studies have reported the association between various social factors and health status in mothers during and after pregnancy. However, little is known about their joint and longitudinal impact. We examined the association of lack of social support and trust during pregnancy and at 2.5 years postpartum with health status in mothers.

Methods

To adequately address time-varying exposure, marginal structural models were fitted to a pseudopopulation constructed using inverse probability weighting. The model included records of 90,071 mothers participating in the Japan Environment and Children's Study. Social support and trust were measured using a 9-item questionnaire (Q1-9). Mental and physical health were measured using Mental and Physical Compone

SUBMITTER: Matsumura K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9939921 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature