A randomized-controlled trial to examine the effectiveness of the 'Home-but not Alone' mobile-health application educational programme on parental outcomes.

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To examine the effectiveness of Home-but not Alone, a postnatal psychoeducational programme delivered via a mobile-health application for parents during the early postpartum period to improve parenting outcomes.

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Predictors of Postpartum Depression

Cheryl Beck (2001)

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First-time mothers: social support, maternal parental self-efficacy and postnatal depression.

Patricia Leahy-Warren, Geraldine McCarthy, Paul Corcoran (2012)

To examine the relationships between social support, maternal parental self-efficacy and postnatal depression in first-time mothers at 6 weeks post delivery. Social support conceptualised and measured in different ways has been found to positively influence the mothering experience as has maternal parental self-efficacy. No research exists which has measured the relationships between social support, underpinned by social exchange theory and maternal parental self-efficacy using a domain-specific instrument, underpinned by self-efficacy theory and postnatal depression, with first-time mothers at 6 weeks post delivery. A quantitative correlational descriptive design was used. Data were collected using a five-part questionnaire package containing a researcher developed social support questionnaire, the Perceived Maternal Parental Self-Efficacy Scale and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Four hundred and ten mothers completed questionnaires at 6 weeks post delivery. Significant relationships were found between functional social support and postnatal depression; informal social support and postnatal depression; maternal parental self-efficacy and postnatal depression and informal social support and maternal parental self-efficacy at 6 weeks post delivery. Nurses and midwives need to be aware of and acknowledge the significant contribution of social support, particularly from family and friends in positively influencing first-time mothers' mental health and well-being in the postpartum period. The development of health care policy and clinical guidelines needs to define and operationalise social support to enhance maternal parental self-efficacy. These findings suggest that nurses and midwives need to be cognisant of the importance of social support for first-time mothers in both enhancing maternal parental self-efficacy and reducing postnatal depressive symptomatology in the early postpartum period. © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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Social support during the postpartum period: mothers' views on needs, expectations, and mobilization of support.

M. Almog, T. Martin, R Negrón … (2013)

Research has indicated that social support is a major buffer of postpartum depression. Yet little is known concerning women's perceptions on social support during the postpartum period. The objective of this study was to explore postpartum women's views and experiences with social support following childbirth. Four focus groups were conducted with an ethnically diverse sample of women (n = 33) in a large urban teaching hospital in New York City. Participants had completed participation in a postpartum depression randomized trial and were 6-12 months postpartum. Data transcripts were reviewed and analyzed for themes. The main themes identified in the focus group discussions were mother's major needs and challenges postpartum, social support expectations and providers of support, how mothers mobilize support, and barriers to mobilizing support. Women across all groups identified receipt of instrumental support as essential to their physical and emotional recovery. Support from partners and families was expected and many women believed this support should be provided without asking. Racial/ethnic differences existed in the way women from different groups mobilized support from their support networks. Instrumental support plays a significant role in meeting women's basic needs during the postpartum period. In addition, women's expectations surrounding support can have an impact on their ability to mobilize support among their social networks. The results of this study suggest that identifying support needs and expectations of new mothers is important for mothers' recovery after childbirth. Future postpartum depression prevention efforts should integrate a strong focus on social support.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Adv Nurs

Title: Journal of advanced nursing

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

ISSN (Electronic): 1365-2648

ISSN (Print): 0309-2402

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 2017

Volume: 73

Issue: 9

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[1 ] Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore.

[2 ] Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.

[3 ] Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Canada.

[4 ] Biostatistics Unit, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, National University Health System, Singapore.

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DOI: 10.1111/jan.13293

PubMed ID: 28276086

SO-VID: b2ecebf8-8c5b-4124-b3c0-7156eaff6b87

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Keywords: randomized-controlled trial,social support,midwives,mobile-health application,nurses,parenting satisfaction,parenting self-efficacy,postnatal depression,postpartum period,psychoeducation

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Keywords: randomized-controlled trial, social support, midwives, mobile-health application, nurses, parenting satisfaction, parenting self-efficacy, postnatal depression, postpartum period, psychoeducation

A randomized-controlled trial to examine the effectiveness of the 'Home-but not Alone' mobile-health application educational programme on parental outcomes.

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First-time mothers: social support, maternal parental self-efficacy and postnatal depression.

Social support during the postpartum period: mothers' views on needs, expectations, and mobilization of support.

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