Treatment Satisfaction of Mothers with Postpartum Depression Concerning Circle of Security Intervention

Abstract

Treatment Satisfaction of Mothers with Postpartum Depression Concerning Circle of Security Intervention Treatment satisfaction of mothers with postpartum depression who undergo mother-infant treatment is rarely examined, albeit seen as one aspect of treatment success. This study deals with maternal treatment satisfaction concerning the Circle of Security (COS) group intervention, compared to standard-mother-infant treatment (TAU), within a RCT trial. Treatment satisfaction was captured by the Fragebogen zur Beurteilung der Behandlung (FBB-E) of 52 mothers assigned to COS or TAU at children's age between 16 to 18 months. Process quality as well as outcome quality was assessed. Process quality included the evaluation of treatment procedure, information supply, evidence and justification of the measures undertaken, therapist's competence and coordination ability as well as the quality of relationship between therapist and mother. Results showed overall good to high and marginally different treatment satisfaction between both groups. COS-mothers declared themselves significantly more satisfied with the child (FBB-E-subscale: Success concerning the infant) than TAU-mothers. Both groups showed higher treatment satisfaction with the process quality than with the outcome quality of intervention. Overall, COS seem to meaningfully foster the acknowledgment of the child. In mother-infant treatment, particular attention is warranted to aspects of the process quality that attain the mother's treatment satisfaction.