Journal article
Adapting and testing a brief intervention to reduce maternal anxiety during pregnancy (ACORN): report of a feasibility randomized controlled trial
HA O’Mahen, PG Ramchandani, DX King, L Lee-Carbon, EL Wilkinson, C Thompson-Booth, J Ericksen, J Milgrom, J Dunkley-Bent, SL Halligan, P Fearon
BMC Psychiatry | BMC | Published : 2022
Abstract
Background: We investigated the acceptability and feasibility of a new brief intervention for maternal prenatal anxiety within maternity services in London and Exeter, UK. Methods: One hundred fourteen pregnant individuals attending their 12-week scan at a prenatal clinic with elevated symptoms of anxiety (GAD-7 score of ≥7) were randomly assigned to either the ACORN intervention + Treatment as usual (TAU) (n = 57) or to usual care only (n = 57). The ACORN intervention consisted of 3 2-h group sessions, led by a midwife and psychological therapist, for pregnant individuals and their partners. The intervention included psychoeducation about anxiety, strategies for problem-sovling and tolerati..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This paper presents independent research funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme (PR: Grant Reference Number PB-PG-1112-29054) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Impact Accelerator Award (HOM: ACORN: Adapting and testing a brief intervention to reduce maternal anxiety during pregnancy. This study was sponsored by Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (www.cnwl.nhs.uk).The sponsor and funding body did not have any role in the design of the study, in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication and will not contribute to the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, the ESRC, or the Department of Health. The study was supported by the NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) for North West London.