Table 1 Sample characteristics.
From: Improving education in perinatal mental health, a participatory qualitative analysis
Obstetric providers (n = 30) | Childcare health providers (n = 11) | Mental health providers (n = 19) | Persons with lived experience (n = 24) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age (years) | ||||
Mean (SD) | 45.1 (9.96) | 47.7 (12.67) | 41.68 (7.94) | 33.23 (4.41) |
Range | 32–64 | 28–74 | 30–60 | 22–40 |
Gender (female), n (%) | 30 (100) | 10 (91) | 17 (89) | 23 (96) |
Profession, n (%) | ||||
Midwives | 27 (90) | |||
Obstetricians | 3 (10) | |||
Pediatricians | 4 (37) | |||
General practitioners | 3 (27) | |||
Pediatric nurses | 3 (27) | |||
Childcare assistants | 1 (9) | |||
C&A psychiatrists | 3 (16) | |||
Adult psychiatrist | 4 (21) | |||
Psychologists | 8 (42) | |||
Mental health nurses | 3 (16) | |||
Social workers | 1 (5) | |||
Type of practice, n (%) | ||||
Hospital | 17 (56) | 3 (27) | 14 (74) | |
Private practice | 6 (20) | 5 (46) | 5 (26) | |
Mixed | 2 (7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Territorial | 5 (17) | 3 (27) | 0 (0) | |
Median duration of professional experience (years) | ||||
Median (SD) | 11.5 (9.06) | 18.85 (10.47) | 5.83 (3.62) | |
Range | 0.08–37 | 2.5–40 | 1–15 | |
Cared for women with perinatal depression (within the 3 last months), n (%) | 9 (30) | 5 (45) | 19 (100) | |
Confidence when caring for women with perinatal depression* | ||||
Mean (SD) | 2.83 (1.02) | 1.17 (1.36) | 3.88 (0.96) | |
Range | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–5 | |
Education level (years) | ||||
Mean (SD) | 17.50 (0.28) | 19.27 (1.00) | 18.74 (0.79) | 15.65 (2.48) |
Range | 17–22 | 13–22 | 15–25 | 11–22 |
Diagnosis** n (%) | ||||
Peripartum depression | 8 (33) | |||
Schizophrenia spectrum disorder | 3 (12) | |||
Bipolar disorders | 5 (21) | |||
Borderline personality disorder | 2 (8) | |||
Autism spectrum disorder | 10 (42) | |||
Lived experience of PMHPs (for parents with SMI and autistic parents only; n = 8), n (%) | 3 (37.5) | |||
Marital status (in a couple), n (%) | 18 (75) | |||
Contact with perinatal health services through priori pregnancies, n (%) | 15 (62) | |||
Parenthood status (parent), n (%) | 13 (54) | |||
