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Filter by:The goal of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility, appropriateness, and acceptability of a mental health prevention intervention among adolescents during pregnancy and the year after birth (perinatal period) in Kenya and Mozambique. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Is the intervention feasible, acceptable, appropriate, and delivered/received with high fidelity, to adolescent girls, their friends/family members and service providers? - Are the implementation strategies acceptable, appropriate, feasible to all relevant stakeholders? - What impact does the intervention have on adolescent mothers' mental health? - What impact does the intervention have on adolescent mothers' social, economic, and education outcomes? Participants will: - Participate in nine individual and group sessions focused on improving mental and perinatal health literacy and increasing life skills - Receive standard perinatal care Researchers will compare findings with girls receiving standard perinatal care only to see if the intervention has an impact on adolescents' mental health, social, economic and education outcomes.
The aim of the study is to address the need for a wider array of evidence-based and non-pharmacological options to improve mental health in a psycho-socially highly vulnerable group of pregnant women. In more detail, the primary outcome is to estimate the effect of prenatal Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as an add-on to usual care on mental well-being when compared to usual care alone. Second, to estimate the effect of prenatal MBSR on perceived stress and symptoms of depression and anxiety, and third to explore the effect on maternal bonding and childbirth, e.g. gestational age and experience of childbirth. Finally, to examine the mediating effect of mindfulness and self-compassion on the primary outcome.
Primary Outcomes: - To measure the impact of art therapy within this specific perinatal client group - Attempt to establish a quality evidence base for the intervention within this setting Secondary Outcomes: - Capture the participants lived experience of Art Therapy - Measure participant interaction with art materials during Art Therapy intervention - Measure any changes in mental wellbeing of the participants during Art Therapy intervention - Monitor patient reported quality of life during Art Therapy intervention - Record changes in mother-infant interaction during Art Therapy intervention Hypotheses: - The measures will show an improvement in mental wellbeing, quality of life and mother-infant interaction in participants who receive the Art Therapy intervention compared to the baseline measurements taken at the start of the intervention. - The wait-list control group who have not yet received the intervention will display lower scores on the above measures, prior to receiving the Art Therapy intervention. The aim of this study is to measure the impact of art therapy within this specific perinatal client group in order to attempt to establish an evidence base for the intervention within this setting; while following a primarily quantitative approach with complimentary qualitative elements. Art Therapy is a form of psychotherapy, based upon the premise of utilising art materials as a form of expression and communication; the roots of the theoretical approach lie in a psychodynamic approach to working with the unconscious.
A feasibility study evaluating how acceptable women experiencing low mood or anxiety during their pregnancy find an online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy course called 'Enjoy Your Bump'. This project will also begin to explore the effectiveness of this programme as a low intensity self-help intervention for mild to moderate depressive symptoms during pregnancy.