ArticleGlobal mental health (Cambridge, England)2018
A qualitative evaluation of a brief multicomponent intervention provided by lay health workers for women affected by adversity in urban Kenya.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Changes in depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress symptoms among children and adolescents exposed to adverse childhood experiences following participation in the PROACT intervention in Nairobi, Kenya.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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- A qualitative process evaluation of group problem management plus for distressed Syrian refugees in Türkiye.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- Piloting competency assessments for an evidence-based brief psychological intervention with Arabic-speaking non-specialists in Switzerland.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2025Article
- A scoping review of the literature on the application and usefulness of the Problem Management Plus (PM+) intervention around the world.BJPsych open · 2024Article
- Interpersonal violence against women and maternity care in Migori County, Kenya: evidence from a cross-sectional survey.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
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- Enhancing mental health and well-being in adults from lower-resource settings: A mixed-method evaluation of the impact of problem management plus.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2024Article
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- Advancing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Diagnosis and the Treatment of Trauma in Humanitarian Emergencies via Mobile Health: Protocol for a Proof-of-Concept Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2022Article
- Stress, PTSD, and COVID-19: the Utility of Disaster Mental Health Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Current treatment options in psychiatry · 2022Review
- Perceived Feasibility, Acceptability, and Cultural Adaptation for a Mental Health Intervention in Rural Haiti.Culture, medicine and psychiatry · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundProblem Management Plus (PM+) is a brief multicomponent intervention incorporating behavioral strategies delivered by lay health workers. The effectiveness of PM+ has been evaluated in randomized controlled trials in Kenya and Pakistan. When developing interventions for large-scale implementation it is considered essential to evaluate their feasibility and acceptability in addition to their efficacy. This paper discusses a qualitative evaluation of PM+ for women affected by adversity in Kenya.
methodsQualitative interviews were conducted with 27 key informants from peri-urban Nairobi, Kenya, where PM+ was tested. Interview participants included six women who completed PM+, six community health volunteers (CHVs) who delivered the intervention, seven people with local decision making power, and eight project staff involved in the PM+ trial.
resultsKey informants generally noted positive experiences with PM+. Participants and CHVs reported the positive impact PM+ had made on their lives. Nonetheless, potential structural and psychological barriers to scale up were identified. The sustainability of CHVs as unsalaried, volunteer providers was mentioned by most interviewees as the main barrier to scaling up the intervention.
conclusionsThe findings across diverse stakeholders show that PM+ is largely acceptable in this Kenyan setting. The results indicated that when further implemented, PM+ could be of great value to people in communities exposed to adversities such as interpersonal violence and chronic poverty. Barriers to large-scale implementation were identified, of which the sustainability of the non-specialist health workforce was the most important one.
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