Effectiveness of a Peer-Delivered, Psychosocial Intervention on Maternal Depression and Child Development at 3 Years postnatal: A Cluster Randomised Trial in Pakistan

Citation

Maselko, Joanna; Sikander, Siham; Turner, Elizabeth L.; Bates, Lisa M.; Ahmad, Ikhlaq; Atif, Najia; Baranov, Victoria; Bhalotra, Sonia; Bibi, Amina; & Bibi, Tayyaba, et al. (2020). Effectiveness of a Peer-Delivered, Psychosocial Intervention on Maternal Depression and Child Development at 3 Years postnatal: A Cluster Randomised Trial in Pakistan. Lancet Psychiatry, 7(9), 775-787. PMCID: PMC8015797

Abstract

Background: Maternal depression has a recurring course that can influence offspring outcomes. Evidence on how to treat maternal depression to improve longer-term maternal outcomes and reduce intergenerational transmission of psychopathology is scarce, particularly for task-shifted, low-intensity, and scalable psychosocial interventions. We evaluated the effects of a peer-delivered, psychosocial intervention on maternal depression and child development at 3 years postnatal.
Methods: 40 village clusters in Pakistan were randomly allocated using a computerised randomisation sequence to receive a group-based, psychosocial intervention and enhanced usual care for 36 months, or enhanced usual care alone. Pregnant women (

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30258-3

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2020

Journal Title

Lancet Psychiatry

Series Title

Lancet Psychiatry. 2021 Jan;8(1):e1. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(20)30522-8. Epub 2020 Nov 24. PMID: 33245865

Author(s)

Maselko, Joanna
Sikander, Siham
Turner, Elizabeth L.
Bates, Lisa M.
Ahmad, Ikhlaq
Atif, Najia
Baranov, Victoria
Bhalotra, Sonia
Bibi, Amina
Bibi, Tayyaba
Bilal, Samina
Biroli, Pietro
Chung, Esther O.
Gallis, John A.
Hagaman, Ashley K.
Jamil, A.
LeMasters, Katherine
O'Donnell, Karen
Scherer, Elissa
Sharif, Maria
Wagas, Ahmed
Zaidi, Ahmed
Zulfiqar, Shaffaq
Rahman, Atif

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC8015797

Continent/Country

Pakistan

Sex/Gender

Women

ORCiD

Maselko - 0000-0002-6270-8237
Chung, E - 0000-0002-2866-949X
Hagaman - 0000-0002-8016-1036
LeMasters - 0000-0002-1754-1730
Scherer - 000-0002-7320-8019