ArticleWorld journal of psychiatry2021
Effectiveness of digital psychotherapeutic intervention among perinatal women: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
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- The effect of mindfulness meditation on depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of digital psychological interventions in reducing perinatal depression: a systematic review of meta-analyses.Archives of women's mental health · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy-based interventions for maternal perinatal depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Digital Interventions for Social Participation in Adults with Long-term Physical Conditions: A Systematic Review.Journal of medical systems · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of mobile application-based perinatal interventions in improving parenting outcomes: A systematic review.Midwifery · 2022Pooled it
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- Development and Evaluation of a Mindfulness-Based Mobile Intervention for Perinatal Mental Health: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
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- Willingness to use video-game or gamified application-based interventions to improve or strengthen emotional regulation, mental health, and mental well-being.Internet interventions · 2026Article
- Summary of current evidence for digital health interventions in the screening and management of postpartum depression.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Machine learning-optimized perinatal depression screening: Maximum impact, minimal burden.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
- The effectiveness of mHealth mindfulness interventions on perinatal psychological health: a systematic review.Oxford open digital health · 2025Review
- PandaMom - Feasibility and acceptability of an internet- and mobile-based intervention to enhance peripartum mental well-being and to prevent postpartum depression.Internet interventions · 2024Article
- Assessing the effectiveness of internet-based interventions for mental health outcomes: an umbrella review.General psychiatry · 2024Review
- Non-pharmacological interventions for the management of perinatal anxiety in primary care: a meta-review of systematic reviews.BJGP open · 2023Article
- Prenatal Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Exposure, Depression, and Brain Morphology in Middle Childhood: Results From the ABCD Study.Biological psychiatry global open science · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe perinatal period is a challenging time of substantial emotional, physiological, social, and relational changes. Depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms are common, and co-exist in the perinatal period. Digital technology continues to grow at an unprecedented pace with wide application, including psychotherapeutic intervention. A growing number of meta-analyses supported the application of digital psychotherapeutic intervention across different populations, but relatively few meta- and meta-regression analyses have concentrated on perinatal women.
aimTo evaluate the effectiveness of digital psychotherapeutic intervention on improving psychological outcomes among perinatal women and identify its essential features.
methodsRandomized controlled trials (RCTs) were obtained from eight databases, including Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Cochrane Library, Embase, Scopus, PsycINFO, PubMed, Web of Science, and ProQuest Dissertation and Theses from inception up until November 24, 2020. Comprehensive Meta-analysis 3.0 software was used to conduct meta- and meta-regression analyses. The Cochrane risk-of-bias tool and the Grading of the Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation system were adopted to assess the individual and overall qualities of the evidence, respectively.
resultsA total of 25 RCTs that included 3239 women were identified. Meta-analyses revealed that intervention significantly improved depression (Hedges's
conclusionThis review suggests that digital psychotherapeutic intervention may be a potential solution to reduce psychological problems in perinatal women. Further high-quality RCTs with large sample sizes are needed.
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