Internet-based interdisciplinary therapeutic group (Grupo Interdisciplinar Online, GIO) for perinatal anxiety and depression—a randomized pilot study during COVID-19.

Early interventions may promote reductions in mothers' anxiety-depression (AD) symptoms and improvements in their offspring. This longitudinal randomized research was conducted to assess the effects of interdisciplinary online therapeutic groups (GIO) in at-risk mothers and babies during the COVID-1...

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Published in:Archives of Women's Mental Health Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 405 - 416
Main Authors: Gomà, M., Arias-Pujol, E., Prims, E., Ferrer, J., Lara, S., Glover, V., Martinez, M., Llairó, A., Nanzer, N.
Format: research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Jun2024
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          Gomà, M.
          Arias-Pujol, E.
          Prims, E.
          Ferrer, J.
          Lara, S.
          Glover, V.
          Martinez, M.
          Llairó, A.
          Nanzer, N.
        affil: https://ror.org/04p9k2z50 Faculty of Psychology, Education and Sports Sciences Blanquerna, Ramon Llull University (URL), Barcelona, Spain
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          COVID-19 Pandemic Psychosocial Factors
          Perinatal Period
          Anxiety Therapy
          Depression Therapy
          Pregnancy Complications Therapy
          Psychotherapy, Group Methods
          Internet-Based Intervention Methods
          Expectant Mothers Psychosocial Factors
          Multidisciplinary Care Team
          Risk Assessment
          Treatment Outcomes
          Human
          Female
          Adult
          Pregnancy
          Spain
          Randomized Controlled Trials
          Random Assignment
          Pilot Studies
          Prospective Studies
          Functional Assessment
          Infant Development
          Sociodemographic Factors
          Analysis of Variance
          Mann-Whitney U Test
          Chi Square Test
          Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
          State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
          Scales
          Questionnaires
          Clinical Assessment Tools
          Statistical Significance
          Data Analysis Software
          Descriptive Statistics
          Funding Source
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Female
      ab: Early interventions may promote reductions in mothers' anxiety-depression (AD) symptoms and improvements in their offspring. This longitudinal randomized research was conducted to assess the effects of interdisciplinary online therapeutic groups (GIO) in at-risk mothers and babies during the COVID-19 pandemic in a disadvantaged neighborhood in Barcelona (Spain). A total of 135 babies were born from March 2020 to June 2021 in a primary healthcare center of Barcelona (Spain). Pregnant woman and new mothers were screened for AD symptomatology through EPDS and STAI questionnaires. Seventy-two of them met high-risk criteria for AD and were included in the study. They were randomly assigned into the two groups of the study: 40 participants were assigned to GIO, the therapeutic group (TG), while 32 of them were assigned to the control group (CG) and received treatment as usual. The course of the mothers' symptomatology was assessed, as well as the baby's development at 6 months old in a blind pediatric follow-up. No differences were found in AD between both groups before the intervention. However, we obtained a significant decrease in AD symptomatology (EPDS p <.001; STAI state p =.015 and STAI trait p <.001at 6 months of life) after the intervention in the TG compared to the CG. Pediatric follow-up at 6 months demonstrated significant differences between groups in babies' development assessment (manipulation p =.003; language p <.001; sociability p <.001). The GIO helped to ensure healthy development of the baby and reduction of the mothers' depressive-anxiety symptomatology.
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