Effectiveness of a Web-based Psychoeducation on Antenatal Depression Help-seeking in Eswatini
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Help-Seeking Behavior
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
- Enrollment
- 214
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Help-seeking Behavior
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this trial to test if a web-based psychoeducation will work in improving depression help-seeking intention and behavior among antenatal women with probable depression in Eswatini. The main question it aims to answer is:
• Does the web-based psychoeducation improve depression help-seeking intention and help-seeking behavior in antenatal women with probable depressive symptoms?
Researchers will compare this web-based psychoeducation to a waitlist control, to see if the program works in improving depression help-seeking intention and behavior during pregnancy.
- The psychoeducation program will have a total of 4 sessions, which will be given to participants over a two-week period. two sessions will be delivered each week.
- Participants will be asked questions before the intervention starts, immediately the intervention ends as well as after a month of completing the intervention.
Investigators
Lindelwa Portia Dlamini
Principal Investigator
Taipei Medical University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Less than 30 weeks of gestation,
- •Aged 18 or above
- •With probable depression (Edinburg Postnatal depression scale; EPDS \> 10)
- •Has access to a smart phone
- •Fluent in spoken and written Siswati or English (with at least secondary school education)
- •Planning to remain in the country for the next 2 months
- •Willing to share her dominant phone number with the study team
- •Willing to participate in the intervention study
Exclusion Criteria
- •Antidepressants or other depression treatments
- •Currently enrolled in another trial
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Help-seeking Behavior
Time Frame: Baseline; Immediately post intervention; follow-up at 1 month post intervention
Actual Help Seeking Questionnaire - This 9 item scale uses binary responses (Yes or No) to measure actual help-seeking behavior. The total score is computed by summing up all item scores, where a higher score indicates higher help-seeking behavior. The total possible score ranges from 0 to 9.
Help-seeking Intention
Time Frame: Baseline; Immediately post intervention; follow-up at 1 month post intervention
General Help Seeking Questionnaire - This 9 item scale adopted a 3 point Likert scale (Unlikely, maybe, Likely) to measure help-seeking intention. The total score is computed by summing up all item scores, where a higher score indicates higher help-seeking intention. The total possible score ranges from 9 to 27.
Secondary Outcomes
- Antenatal depressive symptoms(Baseline; Immediately post intervention; follow-up at 1 month post intervention)
- Health belief(Baseline; Immediately post intervention; follow-up at 1 month post intervention)
- Depression literacy(Baseline; Immediately post intervention; follow-up at 1 month post intervention)
- Antenatal depression Stigma(Baseline; Immediately post intervention; follow-up at 1 month post intervention)