Effects Of The Mind-Body Intervention Program in Alleviating Post-Partum Depression Syndrome
- Author:
Restituta Tan
- Publication Type:Other Types
- Keywords:
Mind-Body Intervention Program
- MeSH:
Depression, Postpartum
- From:
The Philippine Journal of Psychiatry
2018;40(2):40-
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Objectives:In an attempt to offer further insights in
the development of counselling skills to population at
risk, this counselling program was tested among mothers
with postpartum depression (PPD) to determine the
effects of Mind-Body Intervention Program (MBIP).
Methodology:Utilizing an Embedded Design:
Embedded Experimental Model (1), it included 385 postpartum mothers from the Out-Patient Department of De
La Salle University Medical Center, City of Dasmarinas,
Cavite. These mothers were screened for PPD symptoms
through Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS),
and underwent psychiatric assessment, utilizing Hamilton
Depression Scale (HAM-D) to clinically diagnose PPD.
Results:Out of 385 participants, 42 qualified and
underwent permuted block randomization. After the
individualized, eight sessions of MBIP, the following were
revealed: In the experimental group, the 17 mothers with
depression in the pre-test decreased to 2 (11.8%) in the
post-test and 1 (5.9%) in the delayed post-test. As to the
control group, the 19 mothers with depression in the pre-test
decreased to 7 (36.8%) in the post-test and 7 (36.8%) in the
delayed post-test. The dropout rates were 19% ( 4/21) and 9 .5%
(2/21) for the experimental and control groups, respectively.
The t-test result for comparing average post-test score of the
experimental group (3.12) and the control group (6.00) had
a p-value of 0.074, which means that there was no significant
difference between the two groups. This shows that the
participants responded positively to both interventions. On
the other hand, after two months, the mean delayed post-test
score of 1.53 (normal or no depression) with p<0.012 of the
experimental group, and mean delayed post-test score of 7 .21
(almost normal or near-mild depression) with p<0.0 12 of the
control group was statistically significant (p-value=0.024).
This means, those in the experimental group maintained
their feelings of well-being more than those from the control
group. The t-test results for intention to treat data were the
same with the results of t-tests when dropouts were excluded.
This finding reveals that the data collected was sufficient to
give a valid result.
Conclusion:Therefore, the findings
appear that mind-body intervention program can alleviate
mild to moderate post-partum depression for those mothers
without psycho-pathologic ailment such as anxiety neuroses,
phobias or personality disorders; hence, it can be an option
in the absence of pharmacotherapy for this condition.
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