[Depression in smoking pregnant women: impact on motivation to quit smoking]
F Dupré1, J Perriot2, I Defay3
1Service de maternité, groupe hospitalier mutualiste de Grenoble, 38000 Grenoble, France.
Unlabelled:
Despite the organization of smoking cessation program, the percentage of pregnant smokers remains too high in France. The knowledge of the factors limiting success of the attempt can help the smoking cessation.
Aim:
To evaluate the prevalence of depressive disorders in pregnant smokers compared to nonsmokers; assess their impact on motivation stopping smoking; verify their identification can be performed by midwives.
Materials And Methods:
Prospective multicenter survey on 792 women (435 smokers and 357 non-smokers), the assessment of the current depression is made by the Hospital Anxiety Depression scale, and motivation to quit smoking by the Richmond test.
Results:
Pregnant smokers compared to non-smokers, have more frequent depressive disorders (current: OR=2.4; history: OR=2). These problems do not decrease the motivation to quit, they are associated with a high nicotine dependence and low socioeconomic levels. Their testing can be done by midwives.
Conclusion:
Systematic screening for depression in pregnant women smoking could facilitate smoking cessation.
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