Internet-based Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Prenatal Women: A Feasibility and Acceptability Study

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dc.contributor.advisorKingston, Dawn E.
dc.contributor.authorBright, Katherine S
dc.contributor.committeememberMacneil, Deborah A.
dc.contributor.committeememberStuart, Scott
dc.dateFall Convocation
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-15T17:43:28Z
dc.date.embargolift2022-08-07
dc.date.issued2020-08-07
dc.description.abstractPsychological distress, defined as perceived stress, anxiety, and depression during pregnancy is common and if left untreated has considerable adverse outcomes for mothers and their infants. Interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), traditionally delivered face-to-face, is a recommended treatment for prenatal psychological distress. Unfortunately, for many women, there are significant barriers to accessing and engaging in face-to-face IPT during their pregnancy such as few IPT therapists, long wait-times, costs associated with conventional treatment, stigma, and childcare issues. Delivering IPT online, over the internet, is one approach to overcome these barriers and facilitate access to treatment for pregnant women. The aim of this doctoral research project was to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of internet-based IPT (e-IPT) for prenatal stress, anxiety, and depression.Within this thesis is contained; a systematic review protocol (Chapter 2), a systematic review (Chapter 3), a study protocol (Chapter 4), a qualitative study that explored the feasibility and acceptability of e-IPT (Chapter 5), and a quantitative study that provided an overview of the demographic and mental health data of the women drawn to participate in an internet-based guided support/perinatal mental health study (Chapter 6). The systematic review investigated the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy of IPT treatments for psychological distress in perinatal women. The empirical investigation evaluated the feasibility and acceptability of e-IPT for stress, anxiety, and depression in perinatal women when compared to routine prenatal care. To date, this is the first study to investigate e-IPT for prenatal stress, anxiety, and depression. In summary, the review, study, and interviews provide evidence for the efficacy of e-IPT for prenatal stress, anxiety, and depression. Delivery of IPT online has clinical value, overcomes access and engagement barriers, and has the potential to reach more prenatal women suffering from psychological distress.
dc.identifier.citationBright, K. S. (2020). Internet-based Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Prenatal Women: A Feasibility and Acceptability Study (Doctoral thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/115494
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/40461
dc.language.isoenen
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studiesen
dc.publisher.facultyNursing
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.en
dc.subjectInternet-based
dc.subjectGuided Support
dc.subjectInterpersonal Psychotherapy
dc.subjectPerinatal Mental Health
dc.subjectPregnancy
dc.subjectPrenatal
dc.subjectFeasibility
dc.subjectAcceptability
dc.subjectIPT
dc.subjectDepression
dc.subjectAnxiety
dc.subjectStress
dc.subjectBorderline Personality
dc.subject.classificationPsychology
dc.titleInternet-based Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Stress, Anxiety, and Depression in Prenatal Women: A Feasibility and Acceptability Study
dc.typedoctoral thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineNursing
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgaryen
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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