Culturally adapted depression intervention to manage depression among women with infertility in Ghana
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This study tested the feasibility of a culturally adapted depression intervention among women with infertility. Women who were seeking medical treatment for infertility were randomized into treatment and control groups. Data were collected at baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, and 3 months post intervention. General linear mixed model using empirical Bayesian estimates for repeated measures was used. The findings indicate an improvement in the women's psychosocial health in the treatment group as compared with the controls. These findings strongly suggest that the management of these psychosocial problems should be an integral part of the management of infertility.
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Adoption of psychosocial interventions may remediate psychological stress associated with the diagnosis and management of infertility.
“Adoption of psychosocial interventions may remediate psychological stress associated with the diagnosis, and management, of infertility [16,55–61].”
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- Authors
- Naab, F., Brown, R., & Ward, E. C.
- Affiliations
- University of Ghana (GH)
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Corresponding author
- Naab, Florence
- Venue
- Journal of Health Psychology
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2019-06-20
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 949-961
- ISSN
- 1359-1053 (ISSN-L)
- 1461-7277
- OpenAlex
- W2949345046
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 50
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 1.43
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- depression, infertility, culturally tailored interventions, women's mental health, psychosocial problems, feasibility, infertility treatment, Ghana
- MeSH terms
- Bayes Theorem, Depression, Female, Ghana, Humans, Infertility
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