Exercise as an adjunct treatment for postpartum depression for women living in an inner city—A pilot study. Issue 6 (3rd June 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Forsyth, Jacky; Boath, Elizabeth; Henshaw, Carol; Brown, Hannah
• Is Part Of: Health care for women international. Volume 38:Issue 6(2017)
• Page Start: 635
• Page End: 639
• Publication Date: 2017-06-03
• Subjects: Women -- Health and hygiene -- Periodicals; Women's health services -- Periodicals; Genital Diseases, Female; Neonatology; Obstetrics; Women -- psychology; Femmes -- Santé et hygiène -- Périodiques; Femmes -- Santé, Services de -- Périodiques; 613.0424405
• DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2017.1295049
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0739-9332

Abstract

ABSTRACT: To examine the effectiveness of exercise in the management of postpartum depression (PPD), women living in an inner city, who were diagnosed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (Perinatal Version; SCID-PN), were randomly assigned to an exercise group ( N = 12) or control group ( N = 12). A focus group was carried out to explore women's views of the trial. There were no significant differences between the two groups for the SCID-PN. Although women who had engaged in the exercise viewed it positively (based on focus group data), low adherence to exercise meant that significant improvements in PPD were not found.