2021
Psychometric Validation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support During Pregnancy in Rural Pakistan
Sharif M, Zaidi A, Waqas A, Malik A, Hagaman A, Maselko J, LeMasters K, Liaqat R, Bilal S, Bibi T, Ahmad I, Sikander S, Rahman A. Psychometric Validation of the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support During Pregnancy in Rural Pakistan. Frontiers In Psychology 2021, 12: 601563. PMID: 34211414, PMCID: PMC8239233, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.601563.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRural PakistanSocial supportPerceived Social SupportHealth worker programmesMSPSS scaleTraditional postpartum practicesWorker programsPostpartum practicesMultidimensional ScaleSocial networksThird trimesterPostpartum womenPregnant womenSocial Support IndexLady Health Worker ProgramMSPSSHealth researchPatient Health QuestionnairePakistanMaternal Social Support IndexCross-sectional surveyExcellent construct validityConstruct validityMental health researchSupport
2020
Effectiveness of a peer-delivered, psychosocial intervention on maternal depression and child development at 3 years postnatal: a cluster randomised trial in Pakistan
Maselko J, Sikander S, Turner EL, Bates LM, Ahmad I, Atif N, Baranov V, Bhalotra S, Bibi A, Bibi T, Bilal S, Biroli P, Chung E, Gallis JA, Hagaman A, Jamil A, LeMasters K, O'Donnell K, Scherer E, Sharif M, Waqas A, Zaidi A, Zulfiqar S, Rahman A. Effectiveness of a peer-delivered, psychosocial intervention on maternal depression and child development at 3 years postnatal: a cluster randomised trial in Pakistan. The Lancet Psychiatry 2020, 7: 775-787. PMID: 32828167, PMCID: PMC8015797, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30258-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal depressionPsychosocial interventionsUsual careLong-term maternal outcomesMaternal depression symptomsAllocation statusScalable psychosocial interventionsMaternal outcomesRandomisation sequencePrimary outcomePregnant womenExcess riskDepression exposureRecurring courseSevere symptomsTrial participantsOffspring outcomesDepression symptomsDepressionVillage clustersInterventionTrialsOutcomesSymptomsPrincipal investigator
2019
Cohort Profile: Perinatal depression and child socioemotional development ; the Bachpan cohort study from rural Pakistan
Sikander S, Ahmad I, Bates LM, Gallis J, Hagaman A, O’Donnell K, Turner EL, Zaidi A, Rahman A, Maselko J. Cohort Profile: Perinatal depression and child socioemotional development ; the Bachpan cohort study from rural Pakistan. BMJ Open 2019, 9: e025644. PMID: 31061029, PMCID: PMC6502044, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocioemotional developmentDetrimental developmental outcomesChildren's socioemotional developmentMother-child dyadsPerinatal depressionEffect of depressionSocioemotional measuresChild developmentDevelopmental outcomesPsychosocial measuresPoor child developmentPregnancy birth cohortChild's ageSchool environmentCohort studyInflammatory biomarkersChronic courseEligible dyadsPregnant womenRisk factorsBaseline assessmentRepeated measuresDyadsDepressionChildren