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Social Media-Based Parenting Program for Women With Postpartum Depressive Symptoms
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Social Media-Based Parenting Program and MoodGym for Postpartum Depression and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 75 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a social media-based parenting program can improve responsive parenting among mothers with Postpartum depression (PPD) symptoms. Participants will be randomized to receive the parenting program plus online depression treatment or online depression treatment alone to assess target engagement. Our overall objective for this application is to study whether this program combined with online depression treatment leads to more responsive parenting (target) and signals improved child language, socioemotional and cognitive development (outcomes) compared to depression treatment alone.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Participants in the intervention group will be enrolled in Facebook secret user groups, administered by a trained facilitator, in order to permit participants to view and comment on posted materials. Content and user identity are restricted to invited participants to maintain privacy. For each topic, we organize educational materials into video vignettes, narrated PowerPoint presentations, and written materials. The facilitator reviews and comments on postings daily, provides feedback to participants, and removes inappropriate postings if they occur. Facebook analytics for the secret groups are available to group administrators and will provide information on any sessions viewed (engagement) and counts of sessions viewed and comments posted (dosage). Women in the intervention group will also be enrolled in the online depression treatment program, MoodGym.
Participants in the control group will be enrolled in MoodGym, an evidence-based online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) program for depression. Through the MoodGym program, participants will have access to interactive exercises, workbooks, anxiety and depression quizzes, and downloadable relaxation audio files. We will supplement Moodgym with a facilitator contact by texting or email to check-in and encourage completion of intervention. MoodGym will provide information on the number of sessions completed by participants (engagement and dosage).