Postpartum Depression in Primary Care: Translating Screening and Management (TRIPPD)

This is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the impact of translation of a universal screening and follow-up program for postpartum depression (PPD) versus usual care in family physicians' offices. The study population is drawn from
community-based primary care practices in practice-based research networks, representing 46 states and an ethnically, economically, and geographically diverse group of postpartum women.

Our specific aims are:

This project was conducted from September 30, 2005 through September 29, 2010.

This project is currently under analysis. See below for research findings.

For additional information about this study, please contact:

Debbie Graham, MSPH
Associate Research Director
AAFP National Research Network
1-800-274-2237, x3176
dgraham@aafp.org

Barbara Yawn, MD, MSc
Principal Investigator
1-507-287-2758
byawn@olmmed.org

Included in the Postpartum Toolkit are documents and information used and developed during the TRIPPD study, such as educational slides to explain screening and follow-up of postpartum depression; tools used for screening, diagnosis, selecting therapy, facilitating nurse follow-up calls, and facilitating patient self-care; and recommendations for monitoring the progression of depressive symptoms.

We hope you find these resources helpful when diagnosing, treating, and monitoring postpartum depression in your practice.

Postpartum depression screening is feasible in primary care practices, and for most women, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) scores were concordant. Further work is required to identify reasons for the 17% discordant scores as well as to provide definitive recommendations for PHQ-9 scores of 5 to 9 (J Am Board Fam Med. 2009;22(5):483–491).

Access the complete manuscripts:

Postpartum Depression: Screening, Diagnosis, and Management Programs 2000 through 2010. Yawn BP, Olson AL, Bertram S, Pace, WD, Wollan P, Dietrich AJ. Depression Research and Treatment. Volume 2012. Article ID 363964. (9-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Postpartum Depression Screening and Management. Yawn BP, Dietrich A, Wollan P, Bertram S, Graham D, Huff J, et al. TRIPPD: A practice-based effectiveness study of postpartum depression screening and management. Ann Fam Med. 2012;10(4):320-329. (10-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Practice Benefit from Participating in a PBRN study of Postpartum Depression. Yawn BP, Pace WD, Dietrich AJ, Bertram SL, Kurland MJ, Graham DG, et al. Practice benefit from participating in a PBRN study of postpartum depression: A National Research Network (NRN) report. J Am Board Fam Med. 2010;23(4):455-464. (10-page PDF file; About PDFs)

TRIPPD EDPS vs PHQ9 Complete Manuscript. Yawn BP, Pace WD, Wollan PC, Bertram SL, Kurland MJ, Graham DG, et al. Concordance of Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) to assess increased risk of depression among postpartum women. J Am Board Fam Med. 2009;22(5):483-491. (9-page PDF file; About PDFs)

Immediate Action Protocol. Yawn BP, Dietrich AJ, Wollan PC, Bertram SL, Kurland MJ, Graham DG, et al. The IAP: A simple tool to guide assessment and immediate action for suicidal ideation. Family Practice Management. 2009;16(5):17-20. (4-page PDF file; About PDFs)

TRIPPD PBRN-IRB Complete Manuscript. Yawn BP, Graham DG, Bertram SL, Kurland MJ, Dietrich AJ, Wollan PC, et al. Practice-based research network studies and institutional review boards: two new issues. J Am Board Fam Med. 2009;22(4):453-460. (8-page PDF file; About PDFs)

This project was funded by a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.