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Exercise as an adjunct treatment for postpartum depression for women living in an inner city -- a pilot study
Forsyth J, Boath E, Henshaw C, Brown H
Health Care for Women International 2017 Jun;38(6):635-639
clinical trial
4/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

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.

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