Move My Mood: Development and Evaluation of a Mobile Mental Health Self-Help App Using Behavioral Activation for Women with Postpartum Depression
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Move My Mood: Development and Evaluation of a Mobile Mental Health Self-Help App Using Behavioral Activation for Women with Postpartum Depression
Yazar:
Sadigursky, Amity, author.
ISBN:
9780355942972
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Fiziksel Tanımlama:
1 electronic resource (126 pages)
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Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 79-10(E), Section: B.
Advisors: Tai Chang Committee members: Dominique Samuels; Randall Wyatt.
Özet:
Postpartum depression (PPD) occurs in about 13% of women cross-culturally. Incidence rates have been found to range from 7.8% at 6 weeks postpartum, to 14% after 12 weeks. The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate the potential effectiveness of a purely self-guided intervention for treating women with PPD. The intervention utilized behavioral activation (BA) and was designed and coded for use on an iOS platform. It was reviewed by experts in the fields of postpartum depression and/or behavioral activation and/or smartphone applications, then feedback was gathered by the App Evaluation Questionnaire. The measure consisted of both Likert and open-ended questions to determine the potential effectiveness, usability, and accessibility of the app. Means and standard deviations were calculated for all the quantitative data. A qualitative content analysis was conducted of the open-ended feedback using pattern coding. Experts reviewed the potential effectiveness of the intervention, predominantly agreeing that the application has utility for women between the ages of 18 and 45 with postpartum depression (M = 2.10, SD = 0.94; on a scale of 1 (strongly agree) to 6 (strongly disagree). However, experts did not agree that the current application could be effective as a standalone treatment for postpartum depression (M = 4.20, SD = 1.08). Instead, experts agreed that the application would best be utilized in conjunction with supervision from a doctor, psychologist, or other mental health worker (M = 2.10, SD = 0.87). While experts thought the app needed some modifications, on average, they were willing to recommend this application to women with PPD (M = 2.60, SD = 0.49). In addition, experts offered feedback to create a more simple and streamlined product through reviewing the usability and accessibility of the app. The primary limitation of the study was that the app was not tested on women with PPD. Future areas for research include user testing as well as quasi-experimental and randomized controlled trials to investigate efficacy. It is the researcher's hope that psychologists will continue to have an expanding role in both developing and monitoring mobile mental health.
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School code: 1634
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