depressive symptoms down
Conditions
Interventions
The psychosocial preventive intervention includes 6 modules / lessons.
The intervention is directed at:
- increasing engagement in activities, individually or with others, that result
in greater expe
Sponsors
TRIMBOS-INSTITUUT
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women who (a) are at least 18 years of age; (b) are between 12 to 30 weeks pregnant; (c) have a CES-D score >= 16 but (d) are not heavily impaired in daily functioning; (e) do not have frequent suicidal thoughts; (f) have Turkish/Moroccan ethnicity; (g) have Internet access and and e-mail address; (i) gave informed consent (j) completed the baseline questionnaire.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Suicidal thoughs and concrete plans and 2) impairment in daily functioning because of depressive complaints.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome is the difference between the intervention group and the control group in changes in depressive symptoms from baseline to follow-up measurements (8 weeks and 4, 8 and 12 months). Depressive symptoms will be measured with the CES-D. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| An economical evaluation will be executed to study the cost-effectiveness of the intervention compared to the controle group. Costs that will be taken in considerations are those from: - health care use - the intervention - production losses Questionnaires that will be administered for this goal are (relevant parts) of: - Tic-P - PRODISQ - EQ-5D Also, the intervention group will be asked to evaluate the intervention. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed