Risk modeling and shared decision making for postpartum depression

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Abstract

PROJECT ABSTRACT Postpartum depression (PPD) is a strikingly common and potentially life-threatening mental health condition, affecting 1 in 5 mothers in the US. PPD poses serious health concerns, not only to mothers but also their children and the family. PPD has been associated with increased infant mortality, higher rates of hospitalizations, impaired mother-child attachment, developmental problems in children, and increased stress within families. However, in reality, women who are at high risk for depression during the childbearing years are usually neither identified nor treated. In addition, even when depression is detected by health professionals, women rarely obtain assistance, despite the wide availability of treatment choices. In this project, we plan to leverage large-scale, integrated electronic health record and claims from the New York City Clinical Data Research Network to develop automated, scalable risk prediction models for PPD. We will also develop a digital shared decision-making (SDM) tool for PPD treatment by working collaboratively with healthcare providers and patients. The PPD risk model and the digital SDM tool for PPD treatment developed in this STTR Phase I project will be used to conduct a future large, prospective, multi-site clinical effectiveness trial to test their feasibility and utility in routine clinical care of women during the postpartum period.

Key facts

NIH application ID
10252153
Project number
1R41MH124581-01A1
Recipient
IRIS OB HEALTH INC.
Principal Investigator
Michael B. Laskoff
Activity code
R41
Funding institute
NIH
Fiscal year
2021
Award amount
$444,962
Award type
1
Project period
2021-07-21 → 2023-06-30