Peer support for postpartum depression: volunteers' perceptions, recruitment strategies and training from a randomized controlled trial
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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.
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Other studies have indicated similar factors as the driving force behind volunteering, including willingness to help others, increase in social and personal knowledge, better job prospects, and improved overall wellbeing.
“Other studies have also indicated similar factors as the driving force behind volunteering. Factors such as willingness to help others [53–56], increase in social and personal knowledge [49, 53], better job prospects [25] and improved overall wellbeing [28] are the common motivators reported by the peers in several studies.”
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- Authors
- Dennis, C.-L.
- Affiliations
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Dennis, C.-L.
- ORCID
- Dennis, C.-L.
- Venue
- Health Promotion International
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2012-03-01
- Volume
- 28
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 187-196
- ISSN
- 0957-4824 (ISSN-L)
- 1460-2245
- PMC
- PMC3733102
- OpenAlex
- W2114981212
- Cited by
- 51
- References
- 49
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 3 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 2
- FWCI
- 0.93
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Health Promotion International (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- U.S. Public Health Service (MCT66874)
- Canadian Institutes of Health Research (MCT66874)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Community Health and Development
- Keywords
- peer support, postpartum depression, mother-to-mother support, telephone-delivered intervention, volunteer recruitment, volunteer retention, volunteer training, volunteer perceptions, high-risk mothers, prevention
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Attitude to Health, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Peer Group, Pregnancy, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Support, Volunteers, Depression, Postpartum
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