Trial reportMaternal and child health journal2012
Impact of a health promotion intervention on maternal depressive symptoms at 15 months postpartum.
Trial report in Maternal and child health journal, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 31 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparative effectiveness and certainty of exercise-based interventions for postpartum depressive symptoms: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Does aerobic exercise reduce postpartum depressive symptoms? a systematic review and meta-analysis.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2017Pooled it
- Transtheoretical model stages of change for dietary and physical exercise modification in weight loss management for overweight and obese adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Diet or exercise, or both, for weight reduction in women after childbirth.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
- Psychosocial and psychological interventions for preventing postpartum depression.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2013Pooled it
- Preventing postpartum depression in pregnant women using an app-based health-promoting behaviors program (Pender's health promotion model): a randomized Controlled Trial.BMC psychology · 2025Trial
- A randomised controlled trial evaluating the effect of a brief motivational intervention to promote breastfeeding in postpartum depression.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Home visiting for postpartum depression.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Article
- The Effect of Lifestyle Interventions on Anxiety, Depression and Stress: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of aerobic exercise in the prevention and treatment of postpartum depression: Meta-analysis and network meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Article
- Behavior matters: the relevance, impact, and reach of behavioral medicine.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2015Review
- Perinatal depression: an update and overview.Current psychiatry reports · 2014Review
- Factors associated with maternal depressive symptoms among low-income, African American smokers enrolled in a secondhand smoke reduction programme.Mental health in family medicine · 2012Article
- Positive postpartum depression screening practices and subsequent mental health treatment for low-income women in Western countries: a systematic literature review.Public health reviewsReview
- The influence of social support in the prevention and treatment of postpartum depression: An intervention-based narrative review.Women's health (London, England)Review
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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Given that diet, physical activity, and social support are associated with depression, we examined whether a health promotion intervention designed to modify these factors in low-income, postpartum women would reduce depressive symptoms. This study used a randomized, controlled design to examine the effect of the Just for You (JFY) Program, an educational intervention promoting healthy lifestyles through home visits by nutrition paraprofessionals and motivational telephone counseling, on postpartum depressive symptoms. A total of 679 women income-eligible for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) were recruited at 6-20 weeks post delivery and randomized to Usual WIC Care or JFY. Using an intention-to-treat analysis, the authors modeled depressive symptoms on the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) among 403 women (59%) completing follow-up at a mean of 15 months infant age, adjusting for baseline CES-D, age, household income and randomization strata (body mass index (BMI), race/region). As a secondary analysis, the authors evaluated potential mediators related to social support and self-efficacy to change one or more health behaviors targeted by the intervention. Women randomized to JFY reported 2.5 units lower CES-D score (P = 0.046) compared with those receiving Usual WIC Care alone. This relationship was attenuated by change in self-efficacy (β = -2.3; P = 0.065), suggesting this construct may partially have mediated the effect of JFY on maternal depressive symptoms. A health promotion intervention delivered through home visits and telephone calls can reduce depressive symptoms at 15 months postpartum among low-income, ethnically diverse women.
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