Samantha B. Berkule|Carolyn Brockmeyer Cates|Benard P. Dreyer|Harris S. Huberman|Jenny Arevalo|Nina Burtchen|Adriana Weisleder|Alan L. Mendelsohn
Reducing Maternal Depressive Symptoms Through Promotion of Parenting in Pediatric Primary Care
Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Marymount Manhattan College|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|SUNY Downstate Medical Center|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Columbia University|Albert Einstein College of Medicine|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University|Bellevue Hospital Center|New York University
studied associations 2 pediatric primary care interventions promoting parental responsiveness maternal depressive symptoms among lowincome mothers randomized controlled trial included 2 interventions video interaction project vip building blocks bb control group vip relationshipbased intervention using videorecordings motherchild dyads reinforce interactional strengths bb communicates parents via parenting newsletters learning materials questionnaires mean sd child age 69 12 months depressive symptoms assessed patient health questionnaire9 phq9 parental responsiveness assessed stimqi total 407 dyads assessed rates mild depressive symptoms lower vip 206 bb 211 controls 321 p 04 moderate depressive symptoms lower vip 40 compared controls 97 p 031 mean phq9 scores differed across 3 groups f 38 p 02 vip mothers scored lower controls p 02 tukey hsd parentchild interactions partially mediated vipassociated reductions depressive symptoms indirect effect 17 95 confidence interval 36 03