Publications by authors named "Dawn E Kingston"
Background: Prenatal mental health is a global health concern. Despite the far-reaching impact of prenatal mental health issues, many women do not receive the psychological care they require. Women in their childbearing years are frequent users of the internet and smartphone apps.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: While women and healthcare providers have generally viewed perinatal mental health screening favorably, some qualitative studies suggest that some women intentionally decide not to reveal their symptoms during screening.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe women's reported willingness to disclose mental health concerns during screening and factors associated with this.
Methods: This cross-sectional study included pregnant women who were >16 years of age and could speak/read English.
Introduction: The process of mental health screening can influence disclosure, uptake of referral, and treatment; however, no studies have explored pregnant women's views of methods of mental health screening. The objectives of this study are to determine pregnant women's comfort and preferences regarding mental health screening.
Methods: Pregnant women were recruited (May-December 2013) for this cross-sectional descriptive survey from prenatal classes and maternity clinics in Alberta, Canada, if they were aged >16 years and spoke/read English.
The Public's views of mental health in pregnant and postpartum women: a population-based study.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
February 2014
Background: We used population-based data to determine the public's views of prenatal and postnatal mental health and to identify predictors of those views.
Methods: A computer-assisted telephone survey was conducted by the Population Health Laboratory (University of Alberta) with a random sample of participants from the province of Alberta, Canada. Respondents were eligible to participate if they were: 1) ≥18 years; and 2) contacted by direct dialing.