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Cognitive behaviour therapy-based intervention by community health workers for mothers with depression and their infants in rural Pakistan: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

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Rahman, Atif, Malik, Abid, Sikander, Siham, Roberts, Christopher, Creed, Francis·2008·The Lancet
DOI 10.1016/s0140-6736(08)61400-2PMC PMC2603063
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Background The treatment of perinatal depression is a public-health priority because of its high prevalence and association with disability and poor infant development. We integrated a cognitive behaviour therapy-based intervention into the routine work of community-based primary health workers in rural Pakistan and assessed the effect of this intervention on maternal depression and infant outcomes.Methods We randomly assigned 40 Union Council clusters in rural Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in equal numbers to intervention or control. Married women (aged 16-45 years) in their third trimester of pregnancy with perinatal depression were eligible to participate. In the intervention group, primary health workers were trained to deliver the psychological intervention, whereas in the control group untrained health workers made an equal number of visits to the depressed mothers. The primary outcomes were infant weight and height at 6 months and 12 months, and secondary outcome was maternal depression. The interviewers were unaware of what group the participants were assigned to. Analysis was by intention to treat. The study is registered as ISRCTN65316374.Findings The number of clusters per group was 20, with 463 mothers in the intervention group and 440 in the control group. At 6 months, 97 (23%) of 418 and 211 (53%) of 400 mothers in the intervention and control groups, respectively, met the criteria for major depression (adjusted odds ratio (OR) 0.22, 95% CI 0.14 to 0.36, p<0.0001). These effects were sustained at 12 months (111/412 [27%] vs 226/386 [59%], adjusted OR 0.23, 95% CI 0.15 to 0.36, p<0.0001). The differences in weight-for-age and height-for-age Z scores for infants in the two groups were not significant at 6 months (-0.83 vs -0.86, p=0.7 and -2.03 vs -2.16, p=0.3, respectively) or 12 months (-0.64 vs -0.8, p=0.3 and -1.10 vs -1.36, p=0.07, respectively).Interpretation This psychological intervention delivered by community-based primary health workers has the potential to be integrated into health systems in resource-poor settings.

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Authors
Rahman, A., Malik, A., Sikander, S., Roberts, C., & Creed, F.
Affiliations
  • Human Development Research Foundation (PK)
  • University of Manchester (GB)
ORCID
Venue
The Lancet
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-09
Volume
372
Issue
9642
Pages
902-909
ISSN
  • 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
  • 0140-6736
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(08)61400-2
PMC
PMC2603063
OpenAlex
W2128974992
Cited by
993
References
33
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FWCI
31.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • The Lancet (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Explorer (The University of Manchester) (publishedVersion)
Funders
Wellcome Trust
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
Keywords
perinatal depression, maternal depression, cognitive behavioral therapy, community health workers, primary health workers, psychological intervention, infant growth, rural Pakistan, Rawalpindi, third trimester, intervention sustainability, maternal mental health services
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Birth Weight, Community Health Workers, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Male, Maternal Age, Middle Aged, Pakistan, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy Trimester, Third, Social Class, Social Support, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Prevalence, Cluster Analysis, Outcome Assessment, Health Care

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