None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of the study The purpose of this study is to discover better ways to care for the psychological wellbeing of mothers, particularly in supporting mothers to cope with difficult thoughts and feelings about their childbirth and early feeding experiences. This study is a micro-RCT of a brief online information package. All participants will initially complete an online survey asking about their own coping, childbirth, and feeding experiences (both breastfeeding and bottle feeding). Participants will then be randomly assigned to either have immediate access to the online package (intervention group) or to an 8-week waiting period (wait-list control group). All participants will complete a second online survey 8 weeks later. Those participants who do not receive the information package straight away will still be offered access to the resources once they have completed the second survey – that is, they will have an 8-week wait before receiving access to the resources. It is hypothesised that, compared to the waitlist-control group, the intervention group will demonstrate improved mental health outcomes at post-intervention. This study is being conducted by Laynee Brophy as part of the requirements for the Masters of Clinical Psychology at the University of Queensland, under the supervision of Dr Amy Mitchell (Registered Nurse & Lecturer/Research Fellow, Griffith University) and Dr Koa Whittingham (Clinical/Developmental Psychologist & Senior Research Fellow, UQ).
Interventions
All participants will complete an online survey (requiring approximately 20-30 minutes) asking details about their birth and breastfeeding experiences and psychological symptoms (e.g., anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress). Mothers in the intervention group will be given access to online resources as follows. The online resources comprise (i) a brief web-based informational video (eight minutes long), that begins with a psychoeducation component on values (a component of Acceptance and Com
All participants will complete an online survey (requiring approximately 20-30 minutes) asking details about their birth and breastfeeding experiences and psychological symptoms (e.g., anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress). Mothers in the intervention group will be given access to online resources as follows. The online resources comprise (i) a brief web-based informational video (eight minutes long), that begins with a psychoeducation component on values (a component of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) and relevance to mothers of infants (from birth to 23 months), followed by simple strategies to prompt engagement with their values in daily life (e.g., encouraging participants to create a list of the activities they can do to live out their values while being a mum, and providing examples of different types of activities) ; (ii) an audio-guided values meditation (nine minutes long), which women will be encouraged to listen to and use to guide their own values meditation practice for short periods (e.g. 2-5 minutes) each day for the next month; and (iii) a simple tip sheet (designed specifically for this study) summarising key points that will be made available to participants to download and print. After eight weeks, all participants will complete a second online survey that is distinct from the first survey (requiring approximately 20 minutes) asking about their birth and breastfeeding experiences and psychological symptoms (e.g., anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress). The second survey includes questions about the utility and acceptability of the values intervention resources and the website will monitor how far participants progress through the resources.
Sponsors
Koa Whittingham
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Participants will be women aged 18 years and over, who have given birth to a child in the past two years, and are currently living in Australia or New Zealand.
Exclusion criteria
Under 18 years of age. Not living in Australia or New Zealand. Not having given birth to a child in the past two years.
Outcome results
None listed