Gale A Richardson, Natacha M De Genna, Jennifer A Willford, Lidush Goldschmidt
Pathways from prenatal cocaine exposure to adult substance use and behavior
Neurotoxicology and teratology
health disparities cause significant strain wellbeing individuals society study focus health disparities present condition peripartum depression ppd significant public health issue ppd managed therapy medication many women receive adequate ppd treatment due issues social stigma limited access healthcare resources digital health technologies offer practical tools ppd management however current solutions integrate behavior theory rarely responsive transient information needs stemming womens unique sociodemographic clinical psychosocial profiles describe pilot acceptability evaluation mommind healthdisparities focused digital health intervention prevention management ppd crucial mommind advantage basis behavior change theory patient engagement enabled digilego digital health framework following internal usability evaluation mommind evaluated patients crosssectional acceptability surveys preandpost ppd health literacy surveys interviews survey respondents included n 30 peripartum women n 16 533 hispanic n 17 567 lowincome survey results show 966 participants n 29 approved welcomed mommind 90 n 27 found mommind appealing intervention additionally significant improvements p 005 observed participants ppd health literacy specifically ability recognize ppd symptoms knowledge seek ppd information interview main themes include momminds straightforward design influence others family members providers use technology results suggest enhancement digital health framework health literacy theory support production digital health solutions acceptable vulnerable populations study incorporates existing theories different disciplines unified approach mitigating health disparities produced novel solution promotion health vulnerable population