Supporting depressed mothers at home: Their views on an innovative relationship-based intervention

Rossiter, C; Fowler, C; Mcmahon, C; Kowalenko, N

Supporting depressed mothers at home: Their views on an innovative relationship-based intervention

Rossiter, C

Fowler, C

Mcmahon, C Kowalenko, N

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Contemporary Nurse, 2012, 41 (1), pp. 90 - 100
Issue Date:: 2012-04-01

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dc.contributor.author	Rossiter, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3833-3076	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Fowler, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7838-8434	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mcmahon, C	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kowalenko, N	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-04-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Contemporary Nurse, 2012, 41 (1), pp. 90 - 100	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1037-6178	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/118730
dc.description.abstract	This study explored the responses of a group of 111 mothers who experienced distress and/or depression in the early months after childbirth and who received an innovative home visiting service until their child's first birthday. The current study reports a thematic content analysis of the qualitative questionnaire responses returned by the mothers after completing the intervention. The mothers valued the home visiting program for its capacity to increase their parenting confidence and to enhance their bond to their infants. They attributed this to the reassurance provided by the program and the skills and qualities of the home visitors. Their responses complement the benefits identified in quantitative analysis of the program and demonstrate its impact from participants' viewpoint. © eContent Management Pty Ltd.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Contemporary Nurse	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.5172/conu.2012.41.1.90	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Depression, Postpartum	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Self Efficacy	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Parenting	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Mothers	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Object Attachment	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Community Health Nursing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Qualitative Research	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Social Support	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Infant	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Infant, Newborn	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Home Care Services	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Satisfaction	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	New South Wales	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.title	Supporting depressed mothers at home: Their views on an innovative relationship-based intervention	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	41	en_US
utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Nursing
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	41	en_US

Abstract:

This study explored the responses of a group of 111 mothers who experienced distress and/or depression in the early months after childbirth and who received an innovative home visiting service until their child's first birthday. The current study reports a thematic content analysis of the qualitative questionnaire responses returned by the mothers after completing the intervention. The mothers valued the home visiting program for its capacity to increase their parenting confidence and to enhance their bond to their infants. They attributed this to the reassurance provided by the program and the skills and qualities of the home visitors. Their responses complement the benefits identified in quantitative analysis of the program and demonstrate its impact from participants' viewpoint. © eContent Management Pty Ltd.

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