1. COLLABORATIVE CARE FOR PERINATAL DEPRESSION IN SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED WOMEN: A RANDOMIZED TRIAL.
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Grote, Nancy K., Katon, Wayne J., Russo, Joan E., Lohr, Mary Jane, Curran, Mary, Galvin, Erin, and Carson, Kathy
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DEPRESSION in women , *PREGNANT women , *POSTPARTUM depression , *POOR women , *ANTIDEPRESSANTS , *INTERPERSONAL psychotherapy , *POST-traumatic stress disorder , *MENTAL health , *MENTAL depression , *THERAPEUTICS , *TREATMENT of post-traumatic stress disorder , *DYSTHYMIC disorder , *COMPARATIVE studies , *COOPERATIVENESS , *RESEARCH methodology , *MEDICAID , *MEDICAL cooperation , *HEALTH outcome assessment , *POVERTY , *PSYCHOTHERAPY , *RESEARCH , *RESEARCH funding , *EVALUATION research , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials , *AT-risk people , *BLIND experiment ,TREATMENT of pregnancy complications - Abstract
Background: Both antenatal and postpartum depression have adverse, lasting effects on maternal and child well-being. Socioeconomically disadvantaged women are at increased risk for perinatal depression and have experienced difficulty accessing evidence-based depression care. The authors evaluated whether "MOMCare,"a culturally relevant, collaborative care intervention, providing a choice of brief interpersonal psychotherapy and/or antidepressants, is associated with improved quality of care and depressive outcomes compared to intensive public health Maternity Support Services (MSS-Plus).Methods: A randomized multisite controlled trial with blinded outcome assessment was conducted in the Seattle-King County Public Health System. From January 2010 to July 2012, pregnant women were recruited who met criteria for probable major depression and/or dysthymia, English-speaking, had telephone access, and ≥18 years old. The primary outcome was depression severity at 3-, 6-, 12-, 18-month postbaseline assessments; secondary outcomes included functional improvement, PTSD severity, depression response and remission, and quality of depression care.Results: All participants were on Medicaid and 27 years old on average; 58% were non-White; 71% were unmarried; and 65% had probable PTSD. From before birth to 18 months postbaseline, MOMCare (n = 83) compared to MSS-Plus participants (n = 85) attained significantly lower levels of depression severity (Wald's χ(2) = 6.09, df = 1, P = .01) and PTSD severity (Wald's χ(2) = 4.61, df = 1, P = .04), higher rates of depression remission (Wald's χ(2) = 3.67, df = 1, P = .05), and had a greater likelihood of receiving ≥4 mental health visits (Wald's χ(2) = 58.23, df = 1, P < .0001) and of adhering to antidepressants in the prior month (Wald's χ(2) = 10.00, df = 1, P < .01).Conclusion: Compared to MSS-Plus, MOMCare showed significant improvement in quality of care, depression severity, and remission rates from before birth to 18 months postbaseline for socioeconomically disadvantaged women. Findings suggest that evidence-based perinatal depression care can be integrated into the services of a county public health system in the United States.Clinical Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.govNCT01045655. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2015
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