Title
Listening visits: an evaluation of the effectiveness and acceptability of a home-based depression treatment
Document Type
Article
Peer Reviewed
1
Publication Date
11-1-2010
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Psychotherapy research
Volume
20
NLM Title Abbreviation
Psychother Res
DOI
10.1080/10503307.2010.518636
PubMed ID
21154029
Abstract
Maternal depression affects approximately one in five women, is undertreated, and compromises infant development. In the United Kingdom, public health nurses provide an empirically supported intervention (Listening Visits [LV]) to depressed postpartum women. This study evaluates the effectiveness of LV when delivered by U.S. home visitors. Nineteen women with depressive symptoms received LV. Pre-, post-, and follow-up assessments evaluated depression status, life satisfaction, and treatment acceptability. Listening Visits were associated with a statistically and clinically significant reduction in depression, improvement in life satisfaction, and were acceptable to this sample of postpartum women. The LV intervention shows considerable promise as an effective and acceptable depression treatment.
Keywords
Adult, Depressive Disorder/psychology/therapy, Female, House Calls, Humans, Patient Satisfaction, Personal Satisfaction, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychological Tests, Psychotherapy, Brief/methods, Questionnaires, Treatment Outcome
URL
http://ir.uiowa.edu/nursing_pubs/1183
