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Screening And Counseling For Postpartum Depression By Nurses: The Women's Views, Lisa Segre, M. O'Hara, S. Arndt, C. Beck
Screening And Counseling For Postpartum Depression By Nurses: The Women's Views, Lisa Segre, M. O'Hara, S. Arndt, C. Beck
Lisa S. Segre
PURPOSE: In this part 2 article of research examining a model of care in which nurses screen and counsel postpartum women for postpartum depression, acceptability of such a model to postpartum patients was evaluated with a diverse sample of American women. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Descriptive survey of two groups: 691 predominately white postpartum women with relatively high annual incomes (Sample 1) and 132 low-income women, some of whom were ethnic minorities (Sample 2). The surveys were distributed and needed to be mailed back to the investigators. The response rate was 72% in Sample 1 and 30% in Sample 2. …
Nursing Care For Postpartum Depression, Part 1: Do Nurses Think They Should Offer Both Screening And Counseling?, Lisa Segre, M. O'Hara, S. Arndt, C. Beck
Nursing Care For Postpartum Depression, Part 1: Do Nurses Think They Should Offer Both Screening And Counseling?, Lisa Segre, M. O'Hara, S. Arndt, C. Beck
Lisa S. Segre
PURPOSE: To assess nurses' views of a nursing model in which nurses screen and also treat new mothers who exhibit symptoms of depression. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: This is Part 1 of this descriptive survey (Part 2 in MCN 35(5)), in which nurses (n = 520) completed a statewide survey assessing nurses' views of a model of nursing care that both screens and treats postpartum depression. RESULTS: The majority "strongly agreed" or "agreed" with the statement "having nurses screen for depression using a brief screening tool is a good idea." Most (67.1%) chose the Ob-Gyn Clinic as the appropriate site …
The Prevalence Of Postpartum Depression: The Relative Significance Of Three Social Status Indices, Lisa Segre, Michael O'Hara, Stephan Arndt, Scott Stuart
The Prevalence Of Postpartum Depression: The Relative Significance Of Three Social Status Indices, Lisa Segre, Michael O'Hara, Stephan Arndt, Scott Stuart
Lisa S. Segre
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the prevalence of clinically significant postpartum depression in women of varying social status. The purpose of the present study was to examine the prevalence of postpartum depression as a function of three indices of social status: income, education and occupational prestige. METHOD: A sample of 4,332 postpartum women completed a demographic interview and the Inventory to Diagnose Depression, a self-report scale developed to identify a major depressive episode in accordance with DSM diagnostic criteria. Logistic regression was used to assess the relative significance of the three social status variables as risk factors for postpartum depression …
Listening Visits: An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness And Acceptability Of A Home-Based Depression Treatment, Lisa Segre, S. Stasik, M. O'Hara, S. Arndt
Listening Visits: An Evaluation Of The Effectiveness And Acceptability Of A Home-Based Depression Treatment, Lisa Segre, S. Stasik, M. O'Hara, S. Arndt
Lisa S. Segre
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 …
Professional Appraisal Of Professionally Led And Self-Help Groups, M. Salzer, J. Rappaport, Lisa Segre
Professional Appraisal Of Professionally Led And Self-Help Groups, M. Salzer, J. Rappaport, Lisa Segre
Lisa S. Segre
A survey of almost 1,100 mental health professionals found they routinely viewed professionally led groups more positively than they did self-help groups on a number of dimensions. Analyses suggested that the curative factor associated with professionally led groups was valued over factors associated with self-help groups. The implications of the findings are discussed, and an alternative framework for professionals' evaluation of consumer-initiated interventions suggested.