A School of Nursing researcher is studying an app that provides wellness tools during and after pregnancy
Virginia Commonwealth University researcher Patricia Kinser, Ph.D., is studying a mobile app that could benefit these women by helping prevent the development of symptoms or helping them cope with their current symptoms.
“At present, no systematic, app-based, self-management approaches designed to prevent or treat perinatal depressive symptoms exist in the U.S.,” said Kinser, an associate professor in the VCU School of Nursing and co-director of perinatal mental health research at the VCU Institute for Women’s Health. Read more.
