文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Prevalence and associated factors of EPDS-defined depressive symptoms in fathers of preterm infants admitted to the NICU: a cross-sectional study

作者：Li, Shiyu[1];Ma, Yunyun[2];Wu, Taomin[1];Chen, Jiaqi[3];Zhu, Zhen'e[4];Huang, Jie[1];Ding, Xiaohua[2]

第一作者：Li, Shiyu

通信作者：Ding, XH[1]

机构：[1]Gansu Univ Chinese Med, Sch Nursing, 35 East Dingxi Rd, Lanzhou 730000, Peoples R China;[2]Gansu Prov Cent Hosp, Gansu Prov Matern & Child Care Hosp, 143 North Qilihe St, Lanzhou 730050, Peoples R China;[3]Northwest Minzu Univ, Med Dept, Lanzhou 730030, Peoples R China;[4]Gansu Hlth Vocat Coll, Lanzhou 730207, Peoples R China

第一机构：甘肃中医药大学护理学院

通信机构：[1]corresponding author), Gansu Prov Cent Hosp, Gansu Prov Matern & Child Care Hosp, 143 North Qilihe St, Lanzhou 730050, Peoples R China.

年份：2026

卷号：26

期号：1

外文期刊名：BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH

收录：;Scopus(收录号：2-s2.0-105043767311);WOS:【SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:001810522000001)】；

语种：英文

外文关键词：EPDS-defined depressive symptoms; Fathers; Preterm infants; Neonatal intensive care unit; Prevalence; Cross-sectional study

摘要：Background The admission of a preterm infant to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) represents a stressful event for parents and families, often precipitating negative emotions such as anxiety and sadness, and in some cases, depressive symptoms. The impact of preterm infants' admission to the NICU within 2-3 days after birth on maternal EPDS-defined depressive symptoms has been extensively studied, but research on EPDS-defined depressive symptoms arising from this context remains scarce. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of EPDS-defined depressive symptoms among fathers of preterm infants shortly after the infants' admission to the NICU.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2024 and October 2025 using a convenience sampling method in a tertiary maternal and child health hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in Gansu Province, China. A total of 379 fathers of preterm infants were recruited as study participants. The survey was conducted at 2-3 days after NICU admission. Data were collected using baseline demographic questionnaires, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS), the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised Short Form (EPQ-RSC), and the Family Assessment Device (FAD).Results In this study, we used the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) with a cutoff score of >= 10 to define screen-positive depressive symptoms. The prevalence of screen-positive depressive symptoms among fathers of preterm infants at 2-3 days after NICU admission was 29.55%. The associated factors included monthly income 5,000-10,000 CNY (OR = 0.557, 95%CI:0.312-0.995), paternity leave availability (OR = 0.532, 95%CI:0.291-0.974), infant birth weight 1,500-2,499 g (OR = 0.327, 95%CI:0.117-0.916), Psychoticism (OR = 1.913, 95%CI:1.592-2.299), Extraversion(OR = 0.846, 95%CI:0.739-0.968), Neuroticism (OR = 1.507, 95%CI:1.331-1.706), moderate family functioning (OR = 2.634, 95%CI: 1.356-5.117), poor family functioning (OR = 8.939, 95%CI:4.351-18.365).Conclusion Among fathers of preterm infants shortly after the infants' admission to the NICU, EPDS-defined depressive symptoms were relatively common and were associated with several paternal, infant, and family-related variables. These findings warrant further exploration in multicenter longitudinal studies.