College of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Psychother Res. 2010 Nov;20(6):712-21. doi: 10.1080/10503307.2010.518636.
Maternal depression affects approximately one in five women, is undertreated, and compromises infant development. In the United Kingdom, public health nurses provide an empirically supported intervention (Listening Visits [LV]) to depressed postpartum women. This study evaluates the effectiveness of LV when delivered by U.S. home visitors. Nineteen women with depressive symptoms received LV. Pre-, post-, and follow-up assessments evaluated depression status, life satisfaction, and treatment acceptability. Listening Visits were associated with a statistically and clinically significant reduction in depression, improvement in life satisfaction, and were acceptable to this sample of postpartum women. The LV intervention shows considerable promise as an effective and acceptable depression treatment.
产妇抑郁症影响了大约五分之一的女性,这种疾病未得到充分治疗,会影响婴儿的发育。在英国,公共卫生护士为产后抑郁的女性提供了一种经过实证支持的干预措施(倾听探访[LV])。本研究评估了由美国家庭访视员提供的 LV 的有效性。19 名有抑郁症状的女性接受了 LV。在治疗前、治疗后和随访时,评估了抑郁状况、生活满意度和治疗的可接受性。倾听探访与抑郁的显著统计学和临床意义上的减少、生活满意度的提高以及该组产后女性的可接受性有关。LV 干预措施显示出作为一种有效和可接受的抑郁治疗方法的巨大潜力。