Psycho-Educational Intervention For Common Mental Health Problems In Pregnant Women Exposed To Humanitarian Emergency

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Psychological distress; Social support; Help seeking for Psychological distress; Mental Health - Anxiety; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12616001630404
• Lead Sponsor: Human Development Research Foundation

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-11-24
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

SRQ score of >8 at any stage of their pregnancy were eligible for participation in the study.

All the participants were sourced from the cross sectional study that has been published and referenced as below.
Khan, M. N., Chiumento, A., Dherani, M., Bristow, K., Sikander, S., and Rahman, A (2015). Psychological distress and its associations with past events in pregnant women affected by armed conflict in Swat, Pakistan: a cross sectional study. Conflict and Health. 2015; 9(1).

Exclusion Criteria

a) Participants with suicidal intent
b) Severe mental or medical illness
c) Recently given birth
d) Living with another women with an SRQ score of 9 or above.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Help-seeking for psychological distress by pregnant women<br><br>This was assessed at the end of the trial . This was determined through a semi-structured approach by a researcher blind to allocation status at 2 months post-intervention. The information was obtained directly from the women’s LHW. The LHWs were asked whether anyone in the family of the distressed pregnant woman had contacted them for assistance with the mental health of the pregnant woman in the two months after the psycho-educational sessions. As the LHWs were the first point of contact for the women, they were considered to be the best source for this information. [Pretreatment (week 1), posttreatment (week 9)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychological distress as measured by the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20)[Pretreatment (week 1), posttreatment (week 9)];Perceived Social Support as measured by means scores on the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) [Pretreatment (week 1), posttreatment (week 9)]