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The Effect of a Pamphlet on Women's Experiences of Postpartum Depression

Publication: Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
8 July 2009

Abstract

A randomized controlled trial was used to test the effect of an educational pamphlet mailed at 4-weeks postpartum to women who were at low risk of postpartum depression (n = 256). Based on telephone interviews at 3-months postpartum, women in the intervention group scored significantly lower on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) than those in the control group. Few women scored 12 or higher on the EPDS (n = 3 intervention group, n = 9 control group). The pamphlet did not influence the women's awareness of the symptoms of postpartum depression.

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Un essai contrôlé randomisé a été employé pour évaluer l'impact d'une brochure éducative postée à 4 semaines post-partum aux femmes qui sont à faible risque de dépression post-partum (DPP) (n = 256). Sur la base d'entrevues téléphoniques à 3 mois post-partum, les femmes dans le groupe d'intervention ont réalisé des évaluations selon l'échelle de dépression postnatale d'Édimbourg sensiblement inférieures à celles dans le groupe témoin. Peu de femmes ont atteint 12 ou plus sur l'échelle (n = 3 groupe d'intervention, n = 9 groupe témoin). La brochure n'a eu aucune influence sur la sensibilisation des femmes aux symptômes de DPP.

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cover image Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health
Volume 28Number 1April 2009
Pages: 113 - 122

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Version of record online: 8 July 2009

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Patricia A. Sealy
Public Health Research, Education and Development Program Middlesex-London Health Unit, London, Ontario
Joanne P. Simpson
Family Health Services, Middlesex-London Health Unit, London, Ontario
Marilyn K. Evans
School of Nursing, University of Western Ontario, London

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