Accessing and disseminating longitudinal data: Protocols and policies

Chojenta, Catherine; Mooney, Rosemary; Warner-Smith, Penny

doi:10.5172/mra.455.1.2.104

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“…The final survey was approved by the ALSWH Publications, Substudies and Analyses Committee and comprised 81 fixed-choice and four opened-ended questions about pregnancy and postnatal care, emotional health and wellbeing, labour and delivery, breastfeeding, health service use and socio-demographic factors. Protocols and policies for conducting sub-studies through ALSWH are well documented elsewhere (e.g., [24,25]. …”

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Disparities in reported psychosocial assessment across public and private maternity settings: a national survey of women in Australia

Reilly,

Harris,

Loxton

et al. 2013

BMC Public Health

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BackgroundPsychosocial assessment and depression screening is now recommended for all women who are pregnant or have recently given birth in Australia. Existing studies which have examined the extent of participation by women in such population-based programs have been primarily concerned with depression screening rather than a more comprehensive examination of psychosocial assessment, and have not been sufficiently inclusive of the 30% of women whose maternity care is provided in the private sector. Whether there are disparities in equity of access to perinatal psychosocial assessment is also unknown.MethodsA sub-sample of women (N = 1804) drawn from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health participated in the study. Overall rates of assessment across five psychosocial domains (current emotional health; mental health history; current level of support; current drug or alcohol use; experience of domestic violence or abuse), as well as receipt of mental health promotion information, were examined. Log binomial regression was performed to investigate whether there were socio-demographic or health system inequalities among women who are and are not assessed across each domain.ResultsTwo-thirds of women (66.8%) reported being asked about their current emotional health in the antenatal period, increasing to 75.6% of women in the postnatal period. Rates decreased markedly for reported assessment of mental health history (52.9% during pregnancy and 41.2% postnatally). Women were least likely to be asked about their experience of domestic violence or abuse in both the antenatal and postnatal periods (in total, 35.7% and 31.8%, respectively).In terms of equity of access to psychosocial assessment, women who gave birth in the public hospital sector were more likely to report being assessed across all domains of assessment in the antenatal period, compared with women who gave birth in the private sector, after adjusting for other significant covariates. State of residence was associated with reported rates of assessment across all domains in both the antenatal and postnatal periods. Women from non-English speaking backgrounds and women with more than one child were less likely to be assessed across various domains.ConclusionThis study provides an important insight into the reported overall penetration of and access to perinatal psychosocial assessment among a sample of women in Australia. Opportunities to minimise the current shortfall in assessment rates, particularly in the private sector, and for ongoing monitoring of assessment activity at a national level are discussed.

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Disparities in reported psychosocial assessment across public and private maternity settings: a national survey of women in Australia

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Loxton

et al. 2013

BMC Public Health

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“…This research was conducted as a sub-study of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) [31][32] and involved the completion of an additional survey by a sub-group of women from the cohort born between 1973 and 1978. At the time of initial recruitment in 1996, the 1973-1978 ALSWH cohort were broadly representative of the population of Australian women in this age group, with some overrepresentation of tertiary educated women and women from English speaking backgrounds [33][34][35] .…”

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The impact of routine assessment of past or current mental health on help-seeking in the perinatal period

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“…This research was a sub‐study of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) . It involved the completion of an additional survey by a subgroup of women from the cohort born between 1973 and 1978, who at recruitment were broadly representative of the population of Australian women in this age group, with some overrepresentation of tertiary educated women and women from English‐speaking backgrounds .…”

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Referral for Management of Emotional Health Issues During the Perinatal Period: Does Mental Health Assessment Make a Difference?

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Loxton

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This study highlights that enquiry into risk factors such as past history (in addition to current mental health) enhances initiation of referrals. Importantly, results suggest that enquiry about current mental health is associated with appropriate rates of referral rather than a nonspecific inflation of referrals. In line with Australia's Clinical Practice Guidelines for Perinatal Mental Health, the value of a comprehensive approach to mental health assessment to aid decision making around referral for further assessment or care is particularly evident.

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Accessing and disseminating longitudinal data: Protocols and policies

Cited by 7 publications

References 3 publications

Disparities in reported psychosocial assessment across public and private maternity settings: a national survey of women in Australia

Disparities in reported psychosocial assessment across public and private maternity settings: a national survey of women in Australia

The impact of routine assessment of past or current mental health on help-seeking in the perinatal period

Referral for Management of Emotional Health Issues During the Perinatal Period: Does Mental Health Assessment Make a Difference?

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