Couple-Oriented Interventions for Mental Health: A Scoping Review
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The purpose of this research was to systematically examine and collate evidence on couple-oriented interventions for mental health to identify trends in the literature, review research strategies, and suggest directions for future research. A systematic search included studies relating to couple-oriented interventions for preventing mental disorders and/or promoting mental health. We identified a total of 52 studies, which included 55 articles. Our findings revealed that interventions were delivered through various modes, including face-to-face, telephone, and online, with the majority of couple-oriented interventions operating in conjoint sessions. The most common intervention was for selective prevention, targeting patients with cancer and their partners. This review provided evidence of the applicability of theoretical frameworks, dyad analysis, and measurements associated with couple-oriented interventions. Findings can help family nurse practitioners and health care professionals advance strategies to develop and implement evidence-based, couple-oriented interventions for primary prevention of mental disorders and the promotion of mental health.
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Minji Gil, PhD, MSN, RN, is an Assistant Professor, the Department of Nursing at Gangneung-Wonju National University in Wonju, Korea. Dr. Gil has research experience in the area of depression. She possesses strong data analytic skills, including expertise in Machine Learning, Multilevel Models, Growth Mixture Models, and Panel Data analysis using SPSS, MPlus, R, and Python statistical programming. Her recent publications include “Online Coaching Blended Couple-Oriented Intervention for Preventing Depression Among Korean Middle Adulthood: A Feasibility Study” in Family Process (2023, with S. S. Kim, D. Kim, & S. Kim), “Machine Learning Models for Predicting Risk of Depression in Korean College Students: Identifying Family and Individual Factors” in Frontiers in Public Health (2022, with S. S. Kim & E. J. Min), “Development and Validation of the Family Relationship Assessment Scale in Korean College Students’ Families” in Family Process (2021, with S. S. Kim & Y. Kim-Godwin).
Suk-Sun Kim, PhD, MSN, RN, is a Professor and Vice Dean of the College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. She received a Ph.D. in Nursing with a minor in Family and Consumer Sciences from University of Arizona, USA and also completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at Duke University, the Center for Spirituality, Theology, and Health. Her research focuses on development and effect of an online-coaching blended couple-oriented intervention for preventing middle-aged couples’ depression, funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF). She is currently a principal investigator in a study to investigate the models of machine learning for predicting Korean employee’ depression and to develop a metaverse-based intervention for preventing Korean employee’ depression. She is a member of the editorial board of Nursing and Health Science and Asian Nursing Research. Her recent publications include “Online Coaching Blended Couple-Oriented Intervention for Preventing Depression Among Korean Middle Adulthood: A Feasibility Study” in Family Process (2023, with M. Gil, D. Kim, & S. Kim), “Machine Learning Models for Predicting Risk of Depression in Korean College Students: Identifying Family and Individual Factors” in Frontiers in Public Health (2022, with M. Gil & E. J. Min), “Development and Validation of the Family Relationship Assessment Scale in Korean College Students’ Families” in Family Process (2021, with M. Gil & Y. Kim-Godwin).
Daeun Kim, PMHNP, MSN, RN, is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, under advisor Dr. Suk-Sun Kim. She earned a Master of Science degree in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing from Ewha Womans University. Her dissertation research examines preliminary evidence for the potential effects of a spiritual journaling program on spiritual and psychological well-being. Her research focuses on the correlation between spiritual journaling and mental health while furthering her knowledge in developing mental health interventions for the prevention of depression. Her recent publications include “Online Coaching Blended Couple-Oriented Intervention for Preventing Depression Among Korean Middle Adulthood: A Feasibility Study” in Family Process (2023, with M. Gil, S. S. Kim, & S. Kim), “Development of an Online-Coaching Blended Couple-Oriented Intervention for Preventing Depression in Middle Adulthood: An Intervention Mapping Study” Frontiers in Public Health (2022, with M. Gil & S. S. Kim), and “The Benefits of Spiritual Diaries: A Mixed-Method Study in Korea” in Journal of Religion and Health (2021, with S. S. Kim, Y. Kim-Godwin, M. Gil, & Y. K. Cheon).
Hyunmin Han, RN, is currently a master’s student at the College of Nursing, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Ewha Womans University. Her current research focuses on improving parental mental health and its influence on early childhood outcomes. Her master’s thesis research is designed to translate and psychometrically test the Korean version of a postpartum bonding questionnaire.
Boram Lim, BA, is a subject librarian of health sciences at Ewha Womans University. His research focuses on systematic reviews and scoping reviews in nursing sciences alongside research support services within academic libraries in Korea. Recent publications include “Couple- or Family-Oriented Interventions and Outcomes for Preventing Mental Health Problems and Promoting Mental Health: A Scoping Review Protocol “ in JBI Evidence Synthesis (2021, with S. S. Kim, D. Kim, M. Gil, & J. C. De Gagne).
Jennie C. De Gagne, PhD, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAAN, serves as a Professor and Director of the Nursing Education major and certificate program at Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, USA. Her research predominantly centers on evidence-based teaching and comprehensive systematic reviews, which encompass scoping reviews, qualitative meta-syntheses, and umbrella reviews. Her recent publications include “The Use of Metaverse in Nursing Education: An Umbrella Review” in Nurse Educator (2023, with P. S. Randall et al.), “A Systematic Review of Videoconferencing in Health Professions Education: The Digital Divide Revisited in the COVID-19 era” in International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship (2023, with P. D. Koppel et al.), and “Pedagogical Foundations of Cybercivility in Health Professions Education: A Scoping Review” in BMC Medical Education (2021, with P. D. Koppel, S. S. Kim, H. K. Park & S. Rushton).
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