Peer support for postpartum depression
Volunteers' perceptions, recruitment strategies and training from a randomized controlled trial
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22944672 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Cindy-Lee Dennis (0000-0002-0135-7242, University of Toronto, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 187-196 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Promotion International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/heapro/das003 |
| PMID | 22388589 |
| PMCID | PMC3733102 |
| OpenAlex | W2114981212 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 38 |
A randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of telephone-based peer support (mother-to-mother) on preventing postpartum depression among high-risk mothers. This paper reports volunteers' perceptions, which showed that peer support is an effective preventative intervention. Two-hundred and five (205) volunteers were recruited and trained to provide peer support to 349 mothers randomized to the intervention group. Volunteers' perceptions were measured at 12 weeks using the Peer Volunteer Experience Questionnaire, completed by 69% (121) of the 175 volunteers who provided support to at least one mother. Large majorities felt that the training session had prepared them for their role (94.2%), that volunteering did not interfere with their lives (81.8%) and that providing support helped them grow as individuals (87.8%). Over 90% stated that they would become a peer volunteer again, given the opportunity. Recruitment and retention of effective volunteers is essential to the success of any peer-support intervention. Results from this study can assist clinicians and program planners to provide effective training, sufficient on-going support and evaluation and appropriate matching of volunteers to mothers who desire peer support and are at high risk of postpartum depression.
Depression (economics) · Family medicine · Intervention (counseling) · Peer group · Peer support · Perception · Physical therapy · Postpartum depression · Pregnancy · Randomized controlled trial · Social support · Volunteer · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.86 |
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| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |