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Help-seeking and treatment delivery preferences for women experiencing perinatal anxiety symptoms
Peta N Maguire1, Navjot Bhullar1,2, Suzanne M Cosh1
1School of Psychology, University of New England, Australia.
Background:
Anxiety is common during the perinatal period and despite effective treatments being available, many women with perinatal anxiety disorders experience barriers when accessing treatment.
Aims:
The aims of the current study were to explore women's perceived barriers to treatment uptake; cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) treatment delivery preferences; and the utility of the Health Belief Model (HBM) in predicting intention to seek psychological help for women with perinatal anxiety symptoms.
Method:
This study employed a cross-sectional design consisting of women with self-reported anxiety in the perinatal period. A total of 216 women (Mage=28.53 years; SD=4.97) participated in the study by completing a battery of online self-report measures.
Results:
The results indicated that the most salient barriers to accessing care were: (1) the cost of treatment, (2) wanting to solve the problem on their own, and (3) thinking the problem would go away without treatment. Group-delivered CBT was the least acceptable treatment method, while face-to-face individual CBT was the most acceptable treatment method. The HBM variables predicted approximately 35% of the variance in help-seeking intention.
Discussion:
This study has important implications for the delivery of psychological care in the perinatal period and may be used to improve treatment uptake.
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