Healing at Home 2.0 - Enhanced Chat Tool for Lowering Postpartum Depression
University of Pennsylvania
Summary
The purpose of the study is to determine if access to a text-message based holistic chatbot support program "Healing at Home 2.0" decreases depressive symptoms as measured by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) compared to usual postpartum care for patients of color.
Description
Healing at Home (H@H) 2.0 is a comprehensive technology-based postpartum support program which provides 24/7 support to individuals through use of an SMS chatbot for six weeks postpartum. This will be a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with an intervention arm consisting of patients who are planning to be discharged at routine timing (as determined by their clinical team) with access to H@H 2.0 postpartum SMS chatbot platform and a control arm which consists of usual postpartum care.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Postpartum patients who have delivered a singleton baby at or after 37w0d at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania * Self-identify as a person of color (listed on chart as non-White race and confirmed with patient) * Able to speak, read and write English * Age ≥18 * Prenatal care at outpatient practice affiliated with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania * Completion of clinically administered EPDS during inpatient stay * Routine discharge timing, day 2 or more after vaginal delivery, day 3 or more after cesarean delivery Exclusion Criteria: * Unable…
Interventions
- OtherHealing @ Home Program (H@H 2.0)
Healing @ Home 2.0 is a clinically used comprehensive technology-based postpartum support program, which provides 24/7 support to individuals through use of a text message based chatbot for six weeks postpartum. Content of H@H 2.0 includes anticipatory guidance regarding physical recovery, infant care and feeding, clinical algorithms to respond to urgent patient needs.
Location
- Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania