Does the "Nae Umeed" group intervention improve mental health and social participation? A pre–post study in Uttarakhand, India

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dc.contributor.authorBailie , Christopher R.
dc.contributor.authorPillai , Pooja S
dc.contributor.authorGoodwin Singh , Atul
dc.contributor.authorLeishman , Jed
dc.contributor.authorGrills, Nathan J.
dc.contributor.authorMathias, Kaaren
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-13T21:29:53Z
dc.date.available2024-05-13T21:29:53Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstract<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>There are few evidence-based interventions to support caregiver mental health developed for low- and middle-income countries. <jats:italic>Nae Umeed</jats:italic> is a community-based group intervention developed with collaboratively with local community health workers in Uttarakhand, India primarily to promote mental wellbeing for caregivers and others. This pre–post study aimed to evaluate whether <jats:italic>Nae Umeed</jats:italic> improved mental health and social participation for people with mental distress, including caregivers. The intervention consisted of 14 structured group sessions facilitated by community health workers. Among 115 adult participants, 20% were caregivers and 80% were people with disability and other vulnerable community members; 62% had no formal education and 92% were female. Substantial and statistically significant improvements occurred in validated psychometric measures for mental health (12-Item General Health Questionnaire, Patient Health Questionnaire-9) and social participation (Participation Scale). Improvements occurred regardless of caregiver status. This intervention addressed mental health and social participation for marginalised groups that are typically without access to formal mental health care and findings suggest <jats:italic>Nae Umeed</jats:italic> improved mental health and social participation; however, a controlled community trial would be required to prove causation. Community-based group interventions are a promising approach to improving the mental health of vulnerable groups in South Asia.</jats:p>
dc.identifier.citationBailie CR, Pillai PS, Goodwin Singh A, Leishman J, Grills NJ, Mathias K (2023). Does the "Nae Umeed" group intervention improve mental health and social participation? A pre–post study in Uttarakhand, India. Cambridge Prisms: Global Mental Health. 10. e47-.
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2023.38
dc.identifier.issn2054-4251
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/106707
dc.languageen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press (CUP)
dc.rights© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited.
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651
dc.subjectIndia
dc.subjectcaregiver
dc.subjectcarer
dc.subjectdepression
dc.subjectgroup intervention
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subject.anzsrc42 - Health sciences::4203 - Health services and systems::420313 - Mental health services
dc.subject.anzsrc52 - Psychology::5203 - Clinical and health psychology::520302 - Clinical psychology
dc.titleDoes the "Nae Umeed" group intervention improve mental health and social participation? A pre–post study in Uttarakhand, India
dc.typeJournal Article
uc.collegeFaculty of Health
uc.departmentSchool of Health Sciences
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