Social Media-based Parenting Program for Women With Postpartum Depressive Symptoms: An RCT
| Autor: | James P. Guevara, Knashawn Morales, David Mandell, Marjie Mogul, Talia Charidah, Michael Luethke, Jungwon Min, Roseanne Clark, Laura Betancourt, Rhonda Boyd |
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| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Pediatrics. 151 |
| ISSN: | 1098-4275 0031-4005 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVESTo test effects of a social media-based parenting program for mothers with postpartum depressive symptoms.METHODSWe conducted a randomized controlled trial from December 2019 to August 2021 of a parenting program using Facebook. Women with mild-to-moderate depressive symptoms (Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale [EPDS] 10–19) were randomized to the program, plus online depression treatment or depression treatment alone for 3 months. Women completed the EPDS monthly and the Parent–Child Early Relational Assessment, Parenting Stress Index-Short Form, and Parenting Sense of Competence pre- and postintervention. Differences among groups were assessed using intention-to-treat analysis.RESULTSSeventy-five women enrolled and 66 (88%) completed the study. Participants were predominantly Black (69%), single (57%), with incomes CONCLUSIONSA social media-based parenting program led to more rapid declines in depressive symptoms but no differences in responsive parenting, parenting stress, or parenting competence relative to a comparison group. Social media can provide parenting support for women with postpartum depressive symptoms, but greater attention to engagement and treatment access are needed to improve parenting outcomes. |
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