Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Preventing Postpartum Depression in the Early Postpartum Period Using an App-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study.
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- Effectiveness of evidence based mental health apps on user health outcome: A systematic literature review.PloS one · 2025Pooled it
- Investigating the Effectiveness of Technology-Based Distal Interventions for Postpartum Depression and Anxiety: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Factors associated with posttraumatic stress and anxiety among the parents of babies admitted to neonatal care: a systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- App-based interventions for the prevention of postpartum depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Pooled it
- Anxiety-focused cognitive behavioral therapy delivered by non-specialists to prevent postnatal depression: a randomized, phase 3 trial.Nature medicine · 2024Trial
- Clinical investigation of postpartum depression risk factors and screening predictors.World journal of psychiatry · 2026Article
- Application of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for negative emotions in pregnant women: a narrative review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Review
- Development of Powerly, unguided mobile app intervention preventing postpartum depression and anxiety & study protocol of randomized clinical trial.Internet interventions · 2025Article
- Evolving role of the internet in China as a medium for promoting psychological well-being and mental health: a scoping review.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2025Review
- LoVE4MUM Mobile App to Prevent Postpartum Depression: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Health education and postpartum depression: exploring associations in clinical data.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Associations among mental well-being, marital quality, and maternal depressive symptoms in China: a cross - sectional study and mediated analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Reducing the risk of perinatal depression using an app-based cognitive behavioral therapy program: protocol of a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Article
- Content, Behaviour Change Techniques, and Quality of Postpartum Depression Apps to Be Recommended by Midwives: Systematic Search and Evaluation.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of digital health interventions for perinatal depression: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Oxford open digital health · 2024Review
- Making Myana ("Mothers, You Are Not Alone"): An Equity-Focused Process for Developing a Postpartum Support App.Health equityArticle
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Abstract
A large proportion of women experience depression during the postpartum period. Few studies have investigated the use of mobile technology to prevent postpartum depression in women. This study investigated the preliminary effectiveness of the CareMom program, a new app-based cognitive behavioral therapy program, on reducing the depressive symptoms of mothers during the very early postpartum period via a pilot randomized controlled study. The participants were recruited during birth hospitalization (within 3 days after giving birth) and randomized to the waiting-list control and CareMom groups. Over the four-week intervention period, the CareMom group was required to complete 28 daily challenges via CareMom. The depressive (via EPDS) and anxiety (via GAD-7) levels of participants were measured at baseline and every 7 days postbaseline for 4 weeks. A total of 112 eligible participants were randomly allocated to the two groups (CareMom: n = 57; control: n = 55). At week 4, the CareMom group achieved a significantly lower EPDS score than the control group at week 4 (
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