TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Positive intervention effect of mobile health application based on mindfulness and social support theory on postpartum depression symptoms of puerperae
JO  - BMC women's health
A1  - Liu, Chao
A1  - Chen, Hao
A1  - Zhou, Fang
A1  - Long, Qiqi
A1  - Wu, Kan
A1  - Lo, Liang-Ming
A1  - Hung, Tai-Ho
A1  - Liu, Chia-Yih
A1  - Chiou, Wen-Ko
SP  - e413
EP  - e413
VL  - 22
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the effects of mobile health application designed based on mindfulness and social support theory on parenting self-efficacy and postpartum depression symptoms of puerperae. <br><br>METHODS: We recruited 130 puerperae from a hospital in China and randomized them to an App use group (n = 65) and a waiting control group (n = 65). The App group underwent an 8-week app use intervention while the control group underwent no intervention. We measured four main variables (mindfulness, perceived social support, maternal parental self-efficacy and postpartum depressive symptoms) before and after the App use intervention. <br><br>RESULTS: In the App group, perceived social support, maternal parental self-efficacy were significantly higher and postpartum depressive symptoms was significantly lower. In the control group, there were no significant differences in any of the four variables between the pre-test and post-test. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicated that the mobile health application may help to improve perceived social support, maternal self-efficacy and reduce postpartum depressive symptoms. The finding of the mobile health application's effect extends our understanding of integrative effects of mindfulness and perceived social support on reduction of postpartum depressive symptoms and suggests clinical potentials in the treatment of postpartum depressive symptoms.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1472-6874
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12905-022-01996-4
ID  - ref1
ER  -