Effects of a community health nursing parent-baby (ad)venture program on depression and other selected maternal-child health outcomes.
This pilot study measured the effects of a community health nursing parent-baby (ad)venture program for first time mothers who were at risk for child abuse or neglect and depression. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest design was used. Fifteen high-risk mothers in the program were compared with 15 similar mothers who received home visits from the community health nursing staff. Measures of depression, health behaviors, self-esteem, state anxiety, and maternal-infant adaptation were measured in both groups when the mothers were 4 and 16 weeks postpartum. After controlling for pretest differences, the findings showed that program mothers reported significantly higher levels of self-esteem at the three-month period than those receiving home visits (P < 0.013). In addition, over time these mothers had significantly decreased levels of depression (P < 0.009) and significantly improved their health habits (P < 0.003). Those who received home visits showed no significant changes over time.
School of Nursing, University of South Maine, Portland 04103, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009769:Object Attachment; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires