Engagement with Video Interaction Guidance in Perinatal Mental Health
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Barriers and Facilitators to Engagement with Video Interaction Guidance Within Perinatal Mental Health Services; A Grounded Theory.
IRAS ID
310569
Contact name
Chloe Smith
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Teesside University
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 5 months, 30 days
Research summary
There is a growing recognition that poor quality mother-infant interactions and attachments can negatively affect developmental outcomes for children and decrease their resilience to stressors later in life. In the UK, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommends Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) as an evidence-based intervention “to improve maternal sensitivity and mother-infant attachment” and for supporting the social and emotional wellbeing for early years children (NICE, 2012). Reviews of quantitative studies have highlighted that VIG can be an effective method for fostering change in families, and qualitative interviews by Doria et al. (2014) suggest that elements of VIG methodology contribute to this change, specifically the VIG practitioners’ attuned responses, the focus on strengths over problems, and the use of video clips as evidence of success. However, whilst Doria et al.’s (2014) study was the first to generate an explanatory model of VIG’s success, there were notable methodological limitations in addition to a failure to acknowledge factors the hinder VIG’s success or inhibit engagement with the process. This study aims to develop the current evidence base by using grounded theory to consider the barriers and facilitators to engaging with VIG in perinatal mental health services. This will be achieved by undertaking virtual semi-structured interviews with mothers/carers and VIG practitioners within perinatal services across two NHS Trusts and developing an explanatory model that conceptualises the perceived barriers and enablers to engagement. In doing so, VIG interventions within perinatal mental health services can be shaped to improve therapeutic engagement.
REC name
Yorkshire & The Humber - Sheffield Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/YH/0057
Date of REC Opinion
28 Mar 2022
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion