Assessing antenatal psychosocial health. Randomized controlled trial of two versions of the ALPHA form.

D Midmer, J Bryanton, R Brown - Canadian Family Physician, 2004 - cfp.ca
OBJECTIVE To determine whether participants preferred a provider-completed or self-
reported antenatal psychosocial health assessment (ALPHA) form, to evaluate the forms' …

From research to application: the development of an antenatal psychosocial health assessment tool

D Midmer, J Carroll, J Bryanton, D Stewart - Canadian journal of public …, 2002 - Springer
Objective: To describe the development of an assessment tool for antenatal psychosocial
risk factors associated with poor postpartum outcomes. Methods: A survey of Ontario family …

Effectiveness of the Antenatal Psychosocial Health Assessment (ALPHA) form in detecting psychosocial concerns: a randomized controlled trial

JC Carroll, AJ Reid, A Biringer, D Midmer, RH Glazier… - Cmaj, 2005 - Can Med Assoc
Background: A pregnant woman's psychological health is a significant predictor of
postpartum outcomes. The Antenatal Psychosocial Health Assessment (ALPHA) form …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing for psychosocial morbidity in pregnant women

S Matthey - CMAJ, 2005 - Can Med Assoc
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj. 050727... clinicians should not wait upon the results of empirical trials
before deciding whether or not routine antenatal screening is something they or their service …

Psychosocial risk factors during pregnancy. What do family physicians ask about?

JC Carroll, AJ Reid, A Biringer, LM Wilson… - Canadian Family …, 1994 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether physician characteristics affect attitudes or practices
regarding assessment of psychosocial risk factors during pregnancy, and to evaluate …

Using the ALPHA form in practice to assess antenatal psychosocial health

AJ Reid, A Biringer, JD Carroll, D Midmer, LM Wilson… - CMAJ, 1998 - Can Med Assoc
BACKGROUND: The assessment of the psychosocial health of pregnant women and their
families, although recommended, is not carried out by most practitioners. One reason is the …

Women's views and outcomes of an educational intervention designed to enhance psychosocial support for women during pregnancy

K Hegarty, S Brown, J Gunn, D Forster, C Nagle… - Birth, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Identification of psychosocial issues in pregnant women by screening is difficult
because of the lack of accuracy of screening tools, women's reluctance to disclose sensitive …

Acceptability of routine antenatal psychosocial assessments to women from English and non-English speaking backgrounds

S Matthey, T White, J Phillips, R Taouk, TT Chee… - Archives of Women's …, 2005 - Springer
The acceptability of routine psychosocial assessments to women and staff at an antenatal
clinic of a public hospital in Sydney, Australia, was investigated. 104 English-speaking …

Identifying psychosocial risk among mothers in an A ustralian private maternity setting: A pilot study

N Reilly, C Yin, L Monterosso… - Australian and New …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Psychosocial assessment and depression screening are recommended for all
pregnant and postnatal women in Australia. However, women who give birth in private …

Routine psychosocial assessment of women in the antenatal period: frequency of risk factors and implications for clinical services

S Matthey, J Phillips, T White, P Glossop… - Archives of Women's …, 2004 - Springer
Routine psychosocial assessment was introduced at an Australian public hospital's
antenatal clinic in 2001. After modification, this assessment consists of 12 questions together …