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Abstract

Aim

To determine the efficacy of Internet‐based interventions in decreasing the prevalence of postpartum depression in perinatal women.

Design

This review was conducted according to the standards outlined in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses statement.

Methods

We performed a systematic meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials on the efficacy of Internet‐based interventions for postpartum depression. Studies (2008–2018) were identified through a search conducted on PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library. Risk ratios or weighted mean differences with 95% confidence intervals were calculated using a fixed‐effects model or a random‐effects model. Stata software 11.0 was used to perform the meta‐analysis.

Results

Most of the seven eligible studies were randomized controlled trials. The random‐effects model indicated that Internet‐based interventions significantly improved postpartum depression (d = 0.642, N = 7). Attrition rates ranged from 4.5%–86.9% and from 0%–87.1% for the intervention and control groups, respectively.

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Title
Internet‐based interventions for postpartum depression: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Author
Ting‐Yu Mu 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Yu‐Hong Li 2 ; Ri‐Xiang Xu 3 ; Chen, Jun 4 ; Ya‐Ya Wang 4 ; Cui‐Zhen Shen 5 

 School of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China; Nursing College, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, China 
 Nursing College, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China 
 School of Pharmacy, Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China 
 Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China 
 School of Nursing, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China 
Pages
1125-1134
Section
RESEARCH ARTICLES
Publication year
2021
Publication date
May 2021
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
e-ISSN
20541058
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2569228843
Copyright
© 2021. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.