F32 F33
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The epidemiological cross-sectional study includes fathers of newborn children from the region of Freiburg and Mannheim who have become fathers of a child within the last 12 months prior to the survey. The "comparative sample" in this study is a control group of men without childbirth within the last twelve months matched by age, nationality and marital status.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Due to the nature of the survey, however, persons with inadequate knowledge of the German language are excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| prevalence of depressive syndromes in fathers in the first year after the childbirth, compared to men of the same age without paternity (Patient-Health-Questionnaire-9; PHQ-9) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| prevalence differences for different time periods; male-specific depressive symptomatology (Gotland Scale for Male Depression ); moderating factors (course of the disease, anxiety symptoms: ASA-27 & ASI, subjective estimation of the child's health status, subjective estimation of the mother’s health status, normative gender role orientation: NGRO, social support: F-SozU-K-14, aspects of pregnancy/ birth, involvement of the father, perceived self-efficacy: GSE, socio-demographic data, social class affiliation); and the current health care situation | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie AG Psychotherapie- und Versorgungsforschung