Autor(es): Fonseca, Ana ; Alves, Stephanie ; Monteiro, Fabiana ; Gorayeb, Ricardo ; Canavarro, Maria Cristina
Data: 2019
Identificador Persistente: https://hdl.handle.net/10316/115249
Origem: Estudo Geral - Universidade de Coimbra
Projeto/bolsa: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/PEst-OE/PT;
Assunto(s): Be a Mom; Pilot randomized trial; Postpartum depression; Selective/indicative prevention; Web-based interventions
Be a Mom is a self-guided web-based intervention, grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy, delivered to postpartum women to prevent persistent postpartum depression [PPD] symptoms. We aimed to evaluate Be a Mom in terms of its preliminary efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability. A pilot randomized, two-arm controlled trial was conducted. Eligible women (presenting PPD riskfactors and/or early-onset PPD symptoms) were enrolled in the study and were randomly assigned to the intervention (Be a Mom) or to the waiting-list control group. Participants in both groups completed baseline (T1) and postintervention (T2) assessments. The 194 women presenting risk factors/early-onset PPD symptoms were allocated to the intervention (n=98) or to the control (n=96) group. A significant Time×Group interaction effect was found for both depressive and anxiety symptoms, with women in the intervention group presenting a larger decrease in symptoms from T1 to T2 (p<.05). Less than half of the women (41.8%) completed Be a Mom. Most women (71.4%) would use Be a Mom again if needed. Results provide preliminary evidence of the Be a Mom’s efficacy, acceptability and feasibility, although further research is needed to establish Be a Mom as a selective/indicative preventive intervention for persistent PPD.
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