Reviewing the Literature

Reviewing the Literature

Week #5 Application

Cristina Arroyo

NURS 6130-13 Evidence-Based Practice Through Research

December 6, 2009

Reviewing the Literature

Introduction

As cited by Center for Disease Control and Prevention, O’Hara and Swain found that “postpartum depression (PPD) affects 10%–15% of mothers within the first year after giving birth” (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008, p. 361). As cited by Rychnovsky (2007), ”approximately 17,000 women serving on active duty in the U.S. military annually experience the birth of a child” (p.38). My research topic questions the relationship between postpartum depression and military members. I would like to go further and research the effects of deployments in relation to developing postpartum depression however research on this topic is extremely limited at this time.

In the following paper five research articles will be reviewed in order to help define a relationship among military service members and postpartum depression. The paper will include a closer look at the types of studies used in the research, sample design, data collection approaches, and key findings. The paper will also discuss the consistencies and contraindications regarding among the five research articles when it deals with the topic of military service members and postpartum depression. A quick glance

First Article

The first research article is tilted Postpartum fatigue in active-duty military woman. Rychnovsky used a longitudinal approach with a prospective, descriptive design while studying a group of 109 active duty military women. Polit and Beck (2008) state that “in prospective studies, information is first collected about a presumed cause or antecedent, and then subsequently the effect or outcome is measured” (p.210). In the case of this study Rychnovsky wanted to describe the level of fatigue active duty military women encounter after diving birth,...