Intervention strategies to prevent mental health problems and improve resilience in employed parents from conception until the child is 5 years of age: a scoping review

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Beitragende

  • Neeltje Crombag - , KU Leuven, Utrecht University (Autor:in)
  • Bieke Bollen - , KU Leuven (Autor:in)
  • Eline Vancoppenolle - , KU Leuven (Autor:in)
  • Thomas Vandendriessche - , KU Leuven (Autor:in)
  • Dagmar Versmissen - , KU Leuven (Autor:in)
  • Martha Paisi - , University of Plymouth (Autor:in)
  • Jill Shawe - , KU Leuven, University of Plymouth, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (Autor:in)
  • Susan Garthus-Niegel - , Institut und Poliklinik für Arbeits- und Sozialmedizin, MSH Medical School Hamburg, Folkehelseinstituttet (FHI) (Autor:in)
  • Annick Bogaerts - , KU Leuven, University of Plymouth (Autor:in)

Abstract

AIM: To understand the extent and type of evidence in relation to the effectiveness of intervention strategies targeting working pregnant women, and their partners, for the prevention of mental health problems (depression, anxiety) and improving resilience, from conception until the child is 5 years of age. METHODS: A scoping review was conducted searching Pubmed (including Medline), Embase, Web of Science Core Collection and Scopus. Inclusion criteria were based on population (employed parents), context (from -9 months to 5 years postpartum) and concept (mental health problems, resilience and prevention/ preventative interventions). RESULTS: Of the 17,699 papers screened, 3 full text papers were included. Studies focused on intervention strategies for working parents which showed a relationship with a reduction in mental health problems (depression and/or anxiety). The intervention strategies extracted from the literature referred to 'social support'. Social support provided by both the social and the work environment correlated with prenatal stress and depressive symptoms in the postpartum period, and supports a healthy work-family balance. CONCLUSION: Social support seems to have a positive association with the reduction of mental health problems. However, there are still important gaps in the literature such as a lack of RCT designs to test effectiveness of interventions and systematic reviews. Findings from this study may provide a roadmap for future research to close these gaps in knowledge.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer17
Seitenumfang1
FachzeitschriftBMC pregnancy and childbirth
Jahrgang25
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 9 Jan. 2025
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 39789487
ORCID /0000-0002-7472-674X/work/176863035
Mendeley a82d8a05-fc23-3cd9-9ffb-c43656953086

Schlagworte

Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Schlagwörter

  • Mental health problems, Perinatal, Resilience, Scoping review, Social support, Working pregnant parents, Working Pregnant Parents, Scoping Review, Perinatal, Social Support, Mental Health Problems, Resilience