Impact of an internet-based intervention on Finnish mothers' perceptions of parenting satisfaction, infant centrality and depressive symptoms during the postpartum year

Midwifery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 112-122

  Salonen, Anne H ^a,b   Pridham, Karen F ^c   Brown, Roger L ^d   Kaunonen, Marja ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Internet; Intervention studies; Mother child relations

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTERNET; MIDWIFE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEWBORN; NURSING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERNET; MIDWIFERY; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF EFFICACY; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889639260     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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