The Support for New Mums Project: A protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial designed to test a postnatal psychoeducation smartphone application
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Aim: To report a pilot trial protocol for testing the effectiveness of the Support for New Mums smartphone application in a cohort of first‐time mothers. Design: A pilot/feasibility randomized controlled trial using a two‐group pre‐test and repeated post‐test design. Method: This protocol follows the Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Intervention Trials (SPIRIT) guidelines. The Intervention group will receive access to the smartphone application for 6 weeks post birth. Both Intervention and control groups will receive standardized institutional postnatal care services. Trial funding was gained from respective grant sponsors in May and November 2016. Discussion: The Support for New Mums smartphone application could be a novel method for addressing the gap in provision of postpartum care services providing psychoeducation and improving maternal parental self‐efficacy for Australian childbearing women. Trial registration: Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12618001580268.
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mHealth technologies that provide platforms for peer interaction and support and psychoeducation have been shown to be acceptable and effective in improving mood symptoms in women during the perinatal period.
“Specifically, mHealth technologies that provide platforms for peer interaction and support and psychoeducation have been shown to be both acceptable and effective in improving mood symptoms in women during the perinatal period [25–29].”
From Technology-Based Approaches for Supporting Perinatal Mental Health (2022) · cites this paper as [28]
The Discussion says mHealth apps may improve psychological and psychosocial well-being for first-time mothers, and reports that women find pregnancy apps helpful for information and support. But this paper is a pilot-trial protocol: its ‘What this paper adds?’ section says acceptability will be assessed, and its Limitations section cautions that a pilot cannot establish intervention effects. The cited passages do not establish that apps offering peer interaction and psychoeducation have been shown to improve perinatal mood symptoms. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredStudies of mHealth for perinatal mood symptoms have been largely limited to mothers without prior mental health histories, those with only mild to moderate depressive symptoms, those with healthy infants, and a single language, which limits generalizability.
“These studies have been largely limited to mothers without prior mental health histories, those with only mild to moderate depressive symptoms, those with healthy infants, and in a single language, limiting the generalizability of this research.”
From Technology-Based Approaches for Supporting Perinatal Mental Health (2022) · cites this paper as [28]
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- Authors
- Fealy, S., Chan, S., Wynne, O., Dowse, E., Ebert, L., Ho, R., Zhang, M. W. B., & Jones, D.
- Affiliations
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
- National University of Singapore (SG)
- Institute of Mental Health (SG)
- Corresponding author
- Fealy, Shanna
- Venue
- Journal of Advanced Nursing
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2019-03-21
- Volume
- 75
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1347-1359
- ISSN
- 0309-2402 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2648
- OpenAlex
- W2911798714
- Cited by
- 20
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 8
- FWCI
- 5.11
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Rare & Special e-Zone (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Hunter Medical Research Institute
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Keywords
- mobile application, primiparous women, postpartum care, maternal self-efficacy, digital health interventions, maternal mental health
- MeSH terms
- Smartphone, Adult, Australia, Computer-Assisted Instruction, Female, Humans, Mothers, Pilot Projects, Social Support, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Depression, Postpartum, Self Efficacy, Mobile Applications
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