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Brief Internet-Based Intervention Reduces Posttraumatic Stress and Prolonged Grief in Parents after the Loss of a Child during Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial
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BACKGROUND: The loss of a child during pregnancy causes significant psychological distress for many women and their partners, and may lead to long-lasting psychiatric disorders. Internet-based interventions using exposure techniques and cognitive restructuring have proved effective for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and prolonged grief. This study compared the effects of an Internet-based intervention for parents after prenatal loss with a waiting list condition (WLC). METHODS: The Impact of Event Scale - Revised assessed symptoms of PTSD; the Inventory of Complicated Grief and the Brief Symptom Inventory assessed depression, anxiety, and general mental health. The 228 participants (92% female) were randomly allocated to a treatment group (TG; n = 115) or a WLC group (n = 113). The TG received a 5-week cognitive behavioral intervention including (1) self-confrontation, (2) cognitive restructuring, and (3) social sharing. RESULTS: The TG showed significantly reduced symptoms of posttraumatic stress, prolonged grief, depression, and anxiety relative to the WLC control group. Intention-to-treat analysis revealed treatment effects of between d = 0.84 and d = 1.02 for posttraumatic stress and prolonged grief from pre- to posttreatment time points. Further significant improvement in all symptoms of PTSD and prolonged grief was found from the posttreatment evaluation to the 12-month follow-up. The attrition rate of 14% was relatively low. CONCLUSIONS: The Internet-based intervention proved to be a feasible and cost-effective treatment, reducing symptoms of posttraumatic stress, grief, depression, anxiety, and general mental health after pregnancy loss. Low-threshold e-health interventions should be further evaluated and implemented routinely to improve psychological support after pregnancy loss.
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- Authors
- Kersting, A., Dölemeyer, R., Steinig, J., Walter, F., Kroker, K., Baust, K., & Wagner, B.
- Affiliations
- Leipzig University (DE)
- University of Münster (DE)
- Venue
- Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
- Publisher
- S. Karger AG
- Published
- 2013
- Volume
- 82
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 372-381
- ISSN
- 0033-3190 (ISSN-L)
- 1423-0348
- OpenAlex
- W2040747248
- Cited by
- 210
- References
- 60
- Citations by year
- 2026: 13 · 2025: 21 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 23 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 18 · 2016: 17 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 4
- FWCI
- 12.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Keywords
- miscarriage, post-traumatic stress disorder, prolonged grief disorder, complicated grief, online intervention, cognitive behavioral therapy, cognitive restructuring, self-confrontation, social sharing, depression, anxiety, e-health, parents
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adult, Analysis of Variance, Anxiety, Depression, Female, Fetal Death, Follow-Up Studies, Grief, Humans, Male, Parents, Pregnancy, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Therapy, Computer-Assisted, Writing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Internet, Intention to Treat Analysis, Self Report
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