一项试点研究的协议,评估对产后非洲裔美国妇女进行虚拟正念干预
Lindsey Garfield1, Natalie N Watson-Singleton2, Herbert L Mathews3
1Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing, 2160 S. First Ave, Maywood, IL 60153, United States.
Brain behavior and immunity integrative
|July 22, 2024
概括
文化适应的正念可以减少分娩后的压力,并改善非裔美国母亲的联系. 这项试点研究评估了"非洲裔美国人产后正念" (MAAP) 计划,该计划是通过虚拟方式进行的.
科学领域:
- 围产期心理健康问题
- 基于正念的干预措施
- 非洲裔美国人孕产妇健康
背景情况:
- 处于不利地位的非裔美国女性面临更高的围产期抑郁症状和产后创伤后压力.
- 母亲心理健康问题会对育儿,母婴亲密关系和婴儿发育产生负面影响.
- 文化适应的正念干预措施在改善这一群体的心理健康和联系方面表现有前途.
研究的目的:
- 评估一个文化适应的正念计划,非洲裔美国人产后正念 (MAAP) 的有效性,以减少母亲的心理行为症状并增强母亲和婴儿的联系.
- 探索MAAP对促炎性细胞因子和催产素的影响.
- 评估对新生母亲进行虚拟,文化适应的正念干预的可行性和可接受性.
主要方法:
- 试点随机对照试验将MAAP干预与教育计划进行比较.
- 参与者:非洲裔美国妇女在产后12个月内.
- 干预:MAAP是一个文化适应的基于正念的压力减轻计划,通过虚拟交付,结合精神,相互依赖,自我赋权和讲故事.
主要成果:
- 假设MAAP干预可以减少母亲的心理行为症状 (压力,抑郁,焦虑,睡眠不良,PTSD,疲劳).
- 假设MAAP干预可以改善母亲和婴儿之间的联系.
- 二级目标是探索MAAP对生物标记物的影响 (细胞因子,催产素).
结论:
- 在文化上适应,虚拟的正念干预可以提高非洲裔美国新母亲的可访问性和相关性.
- MAAP有可能减轻与分娩后情绪障碍相关的风险,并改善婴儿的结果.
- 这项试点研究为更大规模的试验提供了基础,研究为缺乏服务的母体人口提供文化定制的心理健康干预措施.
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