Primary and secondary outcome measures
Depression, depressive symptoms
Our primary outcome was the level of depressive symptoms measured with the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) [Secondary outcomes after 4-6 weeks post-intervention included the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) [Assessment forms were completed in 30 to 45 minutes. All the instruments used have been validated to Turkish and found reliable. Detailed description of the assessment instruments has been provided in the Table Description of the assessment instrumentsAbb. 