App-based intervention for reducing depressive symptoms in postpartum women: Protocol for a feasibility randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chile has a high prevalence of postpartum depression and a significant treatment gap. Some barriers to postpartum depression care uncover the need for more easily accessible and lower-cost interventions. Chile's high utilization of digital technologies across all social strata and the increased use of pregnancy and parenting apps open the possibility of delivering interventions through mobile devices. Cognitive-behavioral internet-based interventions have proven to be effective in reducing symptoms of depression in high-income countries. However, in Chile, this is an underdeveloped field. This manuscript describes a randomized controlled trial protocol that will examine the feasibility and acceptability of a guided 8-week cognitive-behavioral app-based intervention for C

SUBMITTER: Franco P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10235430 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature