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Accepted for/Published in: JMIR Formative Research

Date Submitted: Mar 28, 2025
Date Accepted: Dec 1, 2025

The final, peer-reviewed published version of this preprint can be found here:

Integrating a Brief Behavioral Intervention Into Case Management for Mothers With Perinatal Substance Use Disorder: Nonrandomized Pilot Feasibility Study

Bhat A, Curran M, Lohr MJ, Smith H, Blanchard B, Stoner S, Grant T, Grote N

Integrating a Brief Behavioral Intervention Into Case Management for Mothers With Perinatal Substance Use Disorder: Nonrandomized Pilot Feasibility Study

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e75132

DOI: 10.2196/75132

PMID: 41468592

PMCID: 12753098

Integrating Brief Behavioral Intervention into Case Management for Mothers with Perinatal Substance Use Disorder: Non – Randomized Pilot Feasibility Study

  • Amritha Bhat; 
  • Mary Curran; 
  • Mary Jane Lohr; 
  • Haley Smith; 
  • Brittany Blanchard; 
  • Susan Stoner; 
  • Therese Grant; 
  • Nancy Grote

ABSTRACT

Background:

Substance use disorders (SUD) and mental health conditions are often comorbid and highly prevalent in pregnancy and postpartum.

Objective:

We tested the feasibility of a brief behavioral intervention, Promoting Healthy Families (PHF), delivered within a case management program Parent Child Assistance Program (PCAP), for pregnant and parenting individuals with SUD.

Methods:

Eligible clients were assigned to either PCAP alone (control) or to PHF in PCAP (intervention). We assessed feasibility using an anonymous survey, and preliminary effectiveness using Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder Assessment-7 (GAD-7) and PTSD checklist (PCL-6) at baseline and four, six and twelve months.

Results:

PCAP CMs reported that it was feasible to deliver the PHF intervention to their clients. The trial was not powered to assess effectiveness.

Conclusions:

It is feasible to deliver PHF to clients enrolled in a case management program for SUD in pregnancy or postpartum. Further studies are needed to assess effectiveness.


 Citation

Please cite as:

Bhat A, Curran M, Lohr MJ, Smith H, Blanchard B, Stoner S, Grant T, Grote N

Integrating a Brief Behavioral Intervention Into Case Management for Mothers With Perinatal Substance Use Disorder: Nonrandomized Pilot Feasibility Study

JMIR Form Res 2025;9:e75132

DOI: 10.2196/75132

PMID: 41468592

PMCID: 12753098

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