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EMA and mHealth in Preventing Postpartum Depression
Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong
Summary
This proposed study aims to develop and examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a proactive intervention model that combines brief psychological counselling, Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA), mHealth-based psychological support, and CBT-guided telephone counselling to prevent postpartum depression (PPD).
Official title: Ecological Momentary Assessment Combined mHealth-based Psychosocial Intervention to Prevent Postpartum Depression in Pregnant Women: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
FEMALE
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2024-08-25
Completion Date
2025-08-31
Last Updated
2025-01-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Brief psychological counselling and health education
This is a brief 1-on-1 psychological counselling, including potential mood fluctuation during pregnancy, possible prepartum depressive symptoms, and available psychiatric consultation and medication in Hong Kong with self-help psychoeducational materials.
2 Weeks of Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA)
The 2-week EMA period will start the next day. Participants will be prompted to answer questions about emotion (e.g. worry, enjoyment, anxiety, etc.) and other lifestyle and environmental triggers through the smartphone notification function. There will be a 2-hour window for each assessment before expiration and total 5 assessments a day.
10 weeks of mobile health psychological support
A total of 20 regular instant messages (e.g., via WhatsApp) personalised by baseline demographic characteristics (current pregnancy details, history of postpartum mental illness) and results of EMA will be sent to the participants in multi-media formats.
CBT-guided telephone counselling booster
A 45-minute telephone counselling based on CBT.
Locations (2)
School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong
The Queen Mary Hospital
Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong