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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022

Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of an App-Based Program for Mothers of Toddlers.

Anna L MacKinnon, Kaeley M Simpson, Marlee R Salisbury, Janelle Bobula, Lara Penner-Goeke, Lindsay Berard, Charlie Rioux, Gerald F Giesbrecht, Ryan Giuliano, Catherine Lebel and 6 more

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04772677 naunknown statusnot on this map

Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health - A Mobile App-Based Parenting Program for Depressed Mothers of Infants and Preschoolers, Matched With Unified Protocol Therapy Skills

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of ManitobaRan2021 to 2021Enrolled60ConditionsMaternal DepressionArmsBEAM Mental Health and Parenting Program
NCT06046989 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

BEAM: Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health in Parenting. An App-based Intervention to Improve Parental Mental Health and Support Children's Brain Development.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of CalgaryRan2024 to 2026Enrolled240ConditionsParent Mental Health, Parenting, Child Mental Health, Child DevelopmentArmsBuilding Emotion Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM)
NCT06455397 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Implementing BEAM: An mHealth Tool to Prevent Mental Health Problems and Improve Developmental Outcomes in Young Children

TypeinterventionalSponsorLeslie E. RoosRan2024 to 2027Enrolled400ConditionsDepression, Anxiety, Anger, Parenting, Stress, PsychologicalArmsThe Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM) Program
NCT07026838 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Advancing Family Wellbeing Through a Massive Open Online Intervention: The LightBEAM Program Protocol for Randomized Waitlist Control Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of ManitobaRan2025 to 2027Enrolled202ConditionsDepression, Anxiety, Anger, Parenting, Stress PsychologicalArmsThe Light Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM) Program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Anna L MacKinnonDepartment of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Kaeley M SimpsonDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Marlee R SalisburyDepartment of Psychology, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Janelle BobulaDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Lara Penner-GoekeDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Lindsay BerardDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Charlie RiouxDepartment of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Gerald F GiesbrechtDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Ryan GiulianoDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Catherine LebelDepartment of Radiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Jennifer L P ProtudjerDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Kristin ReynoldsDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Shannon Sauer-ZavalaDepartment of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, United States.
Melanie SoderstromDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Lianne M Tomfohr-MadsenDepartment of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Leslie E RoosDepartment of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
University of Manitoba · CAUniversity of Calgary · CAUniversity of Kentucky · USYork University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Families have faced unprecedented challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to increased maternal mental health problems and barriers to accessing care. Innovative programs are needed to support both maternal mental health and parenting, and to buffer the long-term impacts of stress on young children. Using a patient-oriented approach, our research team aimed to co-develop and pilot test an App-based psychoeducation and social-connection platform: Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM). Methods: The co-development process involved a parent advisory board from conceptualization and design, through to direct participation in the program delivery. The BEAM program includes weekly videos and activities based on Unified Protocol therapy modules and emotion-focused parenting strategies, a weekly telehealth group review session, and access to a private online forum for support from other mothers and clinical coaches. A parallel randomized control trial was conducted across two provinces in Canada. Mothers of preschool children (aged 18-36 months old), with moderate-to-severe depression (Patient Health Questionaire-9 ≥ 10), were recruited online and randomized to either the 10-week BEAM intervention or treatment as usual (TAU) control group. Online surveys (ensuring researcher blinding) included questions about feasibility and acceptability of the program and pre/post self-report measures of mental health, parenting, positive coping and child behavior outcomes. The primary outcome measures were symptoms of depression and parenting stress. Data were analyzed using mixed models and an intention-to-treat approach. Results: 65 participants were randomized, by an online allocation tool, to the BEAM ( Conclusions: The BEAM program has promise as a novel, feasible and acceptable intervention for improving mental health among mothers of young children. Clinical Trial Registration: [www.ClinicalTrials.gov], identifier [NCT04772677].

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digital health (eHealth)emotion regulationmaternal mental healthparentingrandomized controlled trial

Identifiers

PMID35815022
PMCPMC9263095
OpenAlexW4283387995

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