2024
Integration of passive sensing technology to enhance delivery of psychological interventions for mothers with depression: the StandStrong study
van Heerden A, Poudyal A, Hagaman A, Maharjan S, Byanjankar P, Bemme D, Thapa A, Kohrt B. Integration of passive sensing technology to enhance delivery of psychological interventions for mothers with depression: the StandStrong study. Scientific Reports 2024, 14: 13535. PMID: 38866839, PMCID: PMC11169515, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63232-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological interventionsDepressive symptomsDelivery of psychological interventionsNon-specialist providersTreat maternal depressionLow-resource settingsBeck Depression InventoryPersonalized psychological interventionsDepression interventionsMaternal depressionMHealth solutionsRural NepalDepression InventoryYoung mothersInterventionDepressionData collectionMothersPassive sensingIncreased movementNon-specialistsPassive sensing technologyMHealthSymptomsCare
2022
Non-linear associations between HPA axis activity during infancy and mental health difficulties during early childhood among children in rural Pakistan.
Frost A, Hagaman A, Baranov V, Chung EO, Bhalotra S, Sikander S, Maselko J. Non-linear associations between HPA axis activity during infancy and mental health difficulties during early childhood among children in rural Pakistan. Development And Psychopathology 2022, 35: 2086-2095. PMID: 35959681, PMCID: PMC9922341, DOI: 10.1017/s0954579422000773.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPA axis activityMental health difficultiesAxis activityHealth difficultiesEarly childhoodHypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis activityPituitary-adrenal axis activitySDQ scoresAdrenal axis activityNon-linear associationLongitudinal cohortDepression trialsQuadratic associationHair cortisolDehydroepiandosteroneRural PakistanMental healthCortisolEarly adversitySignificant quadratic associationDifficulties QuestionnaireLow-resource contextsChildhoodChildrenAssociation“Now, I have my baby so I don’t go anywhere”: A mixed method approach to the ‘everyday’ and young motherhood integrating qualitative interviews and passive digital data from mobile devices
Hagaman A, Mercado D, Poudyal A, Bemme D, Boone C, van Heerden A, Byanjankar P, Maharjan S, Thapa A, Kohrt BA. “Now, I have my baby so I don’t go anywhere”: A mixed method approach to the ‘everyday’ and young motherhood integrating qualitative interviews and passive digital data from mobile devices. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0269443. PMID: 35802694, PMCID: PMC9269952, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269443.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Passive sensing on mobile devices to improve mental health services with adolescent and young mothers in low-resource settings: the role of families in feasibility and acceptability
Maharjan SM, Poudyal A, van Heerden A, Byanjankar P, Thapa A, Islam C, Kohrt BA, Hagaman A. Passive sensing on mobile devices to improve mental health services with adolescent and young mothers in low-resource settings: the role of families in feasibility and acceptability. BMC Medical Informatics And Decision Making 2021, 21: 117. PMID: 33827552, PMCID: PMC8025381, DOI: 10.1186/s12911-021-01473-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERHealth servicesMajor modifiable factorsYoung mothersChild health servicesMental health servicesFeasibility challengesLow-resource settingsMaternal-child interactionDepression treatmentModifiable factorsVaccination clinicsPostpartum depressionFamily involvementPhysical activityEligibility criteriaMother-infant proximityMental healthcareGreater family involvementPsychological interventionsMothersDaily activitiesRural NepalInfantsImproved communicationWhat Does Social Support Sound Like? Challenges and Opportunities for Using Passive Episodic Audio Collection to Assess the Social Environment
Poudyal A, van Heerden A, Hagaman A, Islam C, Thapa A, Maharjan SM, Byanjankar P, Kohrt BA. What Does Social Support Sound Like? Challenges and Opportunities for Using Passive Episodic Audio Collection to Assess the Social Environment. Frontiers In Public Health 2021, 9: 633606. PMID: 33855008, PMCID: PMC8039317, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.633606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative social interactionsSocial environmentSocial interactionSocial supportMental healthNegative stimuliSpeech exposureQuality of interactionPositive soundsAdult speechInfant babblingQualitative interviewsAccuracy scoresSpeechPre-trained modelCommon soundsSocial isolationYoung mothersAudio clipsAudio dataSoundAudio collectionsAudioLaughterHealth outcomes
2020
The contribution of grandmother involvement to child growth and development: an observational study in rural Pakistan
Chung EO, Hagaman A, LeMasters K, Andrabi N, Baranov V, Bates LM, Gallis JA, O'Donnell K, Rahman A, Sikander S, Turner EL, Maselko J. The contribution of grandmother involvement to child growth and development: an observational study in rural Pakistan. BMJ Global Health 2020, 5: e002181. PMID: 32784209, PMCID: PMC7418670, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of maternal depression and home adversities with infant hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis biomarkers in rural Pakistan
Hagaman AK, Baranov V, Chung E, LeMasters K, Andrabi N, Bates LM, Rahman A, Sikander S, Turner E, Maselko J. Association of maternal depression and home adversities with infant hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis biomarkers in rural Pakistan. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2020, 276: 592-599. PMID: 32871690, PMCID: PMC7792907, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPA axis activityMaternal depressionSocio-economic statusYear postpartumDHEAS levelsAxis activityIntimate partner violenceInfant stress response systemsSignificant associationLow DHEAS levelsHPA axis dysregulationHPA axis hormonesOne-year-old infantsYears of ageConsistent significant associationsChildren's HPA-axis activityHigher socio-economic statusSignificant positive associationAxis dysregulationAxis hormonesAdrenal axisStress-related diseasesDHEA activityInfant cortisolDepression severity
2019
Father involvement in the first year of life: Associations with maternal mental health and child development outcomes in rural Pakistan
Maselko J, Hagaman AK, Bates LM, Bhalotra S, Biroli P, Gallis JA, O'Donnell K, Sikander S, Turner EL, Rahman A. Father involvement in the first year of life: Associations with maternal mental health and child development outcomes in rural Pakistan. Social Science & Medicine 2019, 237: 112421. PMID: 31398510, PMCID: PMC6708722, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal mental healthMonths postpartumMaternal depressionMental healthPerinatal depression interventionChild growthFirst yearDepression interventionsFather involvementProtective associationHigh-income countriesMost mothersBirth cohortChild development outcomesChild developmentPostpartumEffect estimatesProtective patternTime pointsDevelopmental milestonesConfidence intervalsRural settingsLongitudinal dataDepressionIncome countriesCohort 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