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ReviewNursing reports (Pavia, Italy)2024

Effect of Behavioral Activation for Women with Postnatal Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Engida Yisma, Sandra Walsh, Mary Steen, Richard Gray, Shaun Dennis, Marianne Gillam, Nayana Parange, Martin Jones

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Review in Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 36% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Engida YismaDepartment of Rural Health, Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-0703-1515
Sandra WalshDepartment of Rural Health, Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9702-652X
Mary SteenDepartment of Rural Health, Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0362-5693
Richard GrayDepartment of Rural Health, Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9694-4206
Shaun DennisDepartment of Rural Health, Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1469-6083
Marianne GillamDepartment of Rural Health, Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
Nayana ParangeIIMPACT in Health, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
Martin JonesDepartment of Rural Health, Allied Health & Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-6463-3574
University of South Australia · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Evidence shows that behavioral activation (BA), a simple form of psychological therapy, is as effective as the more complex psychological therapy-cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-in treating general depression. However, it remains unclear whether BA when compared with treatment-as-usual (TAU) has greater contributions in reducing postnatal depression. This systematic review compared the effect of BA versus TAU in reducing depression symptoms among postnatal women. Five databases (MEDLINE, Embase, Emcare, Cochrane Library, and PsycINFO) were searched. Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration's 'risk-of-bias 2 tool'. A random-effects meta-analysis was conducted to examine the effect of BA on postnatal depression. Of 2844 initial studies, only two randomized control trials (RCTs) met the inclusion criteria. The overall quality of evidence of these two RCTs was low. When compared to TAU, meta-analysis showed that BA was associated with reduced depression symptoms in postnatal women (standard mean difference -0.56; 95% confidence interval -0.76 to -0.37). This review suggests that BA might be more effective than TAU for alleviating postnatal depression. However, due to concerns about evidence quality, these findings should be interpreted cautiously.

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behavioral activationmeta-analysispostnatal depressionsystematic reviewwomen

Identifiers

PMID38251185
PMCPMC10801525
OpenAlexW4390535038

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