Trial reportBMC psychiatry2016
Feasibility trial of a scalable psychological intervention for women affected by urban adversity and gender-based violence in Nairobi.
Trial report in BMC psychiatry, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 6 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 23 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Implementation outcomes of the WHO psychosocial intervention problem management plus in humanitarian settings: a systematic review.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Transdiagnostic Psychological Interventions for Symptoms of Common Mental Disorders Delivered by Non-Specialist Providers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Depression and anxiety · 2024Pooled it
- Barriers and facilitators to implementation of evidence-based task-sharing mental health interventions in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review using implementation science frameworks.Implementation science : IS · 2022Pooled it
- Residual posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms after provision of brief behavioral intervention in low- and middle-income countries: An individual-patient data meta-analysis.Depression and anxiety · 2022Pooled it
- Primary-level worker interventions for the care of people living with mental disorders and distress in low- and middle-income countries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Interventions for adults with a history of complex traumatic events: the INCiTE mixed-methods systematic review.Health technology assessment (Winchester, England) · 2020Pooled it
- A systematic review of sexual and reproductive health interventions for young people in humanitarian and lower-and-middle-income country settings.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
- Psychological therapies for the treatment of mental disorders in low- and middle-income countries affected by humanitarian crises.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a combined intimate partner violence (IPV) and mental health intervention (WINGS+PM+) for women in informal settlements in Kenya.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2026Trial
- Internet-Based Problem Management Plus Intervention for Antenatal Depression: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Feasibility and acceptability of Problem Management Plus (PM+) among Syrian refugees and asylum seekers in Switzerland: a mixed-method pilot randomized controlled trial.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2022Trial
- Feasibility trial of a scalable transdiagnostic group psychological intervention for Syrians residing in a refugee camp.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2021Trial
- Feasibility of Group Problem Management Plus (PM+) to improve mental health and functioning of adults in earthquake-affected communities in Nepal.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2020Trial
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- A Literature Review on the Role of Paraprofessionals in Delivering Brief Psychological Interventions.Administration and policy in mental health · 2026Review
- Mental health and psychosocial support interventions for individuals affected by gender-based violence in fragile contexts: A systematic review.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2026Review
- A scoping review of the literature on the application and usefulness of the Problem Management Plus (PM+) intervention around the world.BJPsych open · 2024Article
- Integrating Mental Health Management into Empowerment Group Sessions for Out-of-School Adolescents in Kenyan Informal Settlements: A Process Paper.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- World Health Organization's low-intensity psychosocial interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of Problem Management Plus and Step-by-Step.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 2023Article
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundLiving in conditions of chronic adversity renders many women more vulnerable to experiencing gender-based violence (GBV). In addition to GBV's physical and social consequences, the psychological effects can be pervasive. Access to evidence-based psychological interventions that seek to support the mental health of women affected by such adversity is rare in low- and middle-income countries.
methodsThe current study evaluates a brief evidence-informed psychological intervention developed by the World Health Organization for adults impacted by adversity (Problem Management Plus; PM+). A feasibility randomised control trial (RCT) was conducted to inform a fully powered trial. Community health workers delivered the intervention to 70 women residing in three peri-urban settings in Nairobi, Kenya. Women, among whom 80% were survivors of GBV (N = 56), were randomised to receive five sessions of either PM+ (n = 35) by community health workers or enhanced treatment as usual (ETAU; n = 35).
resultsPM+ was not associated with any adverse events. Although the study was not powered to identify effects and accordingly did not identify effects on the primary outcome measure of general psychological distress, women survivors of adversity, including GBV, who received PM+ displayed greater reductions in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms following treatment than those receiving ETAU.
conclusionsThis feasibility study suggests that PM+ delivered by lay health workers is an acceptable and safe intervention to reach women experiencing common mental disorders and be inclusive for those affected by GBV and can be studied in a RCT in this setting. The study sets the stage for a fully powered, definitive controlled trial to assess this potentially effective intervention.
trial registrationACTRN12614001291673 , 10/12/2014, retrospectively registered during the recruitment phase.
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