myKind

Project Description

The KINDEX mum screen has been designed to be administered by gynecologists and midwives during pregnancy for the assessment of the main psychosocial developmental risk factors, which include traumatic experiences of the parents, intimate partner violence, drug abuse, a history of mental health problems, poverty, acute stress, and others. In addition, we have developed a self-assessment version that runs on tablet computers (iPads). Validation of the KINDEX has been successfully completed in Germany, Spain, Greece, and Peru. Gynecologists or midwives interviewed 80120 pregnant women in each country. A randomized sub sample of respondents was assessed by trained clinical psychologists using standardized structural interviews to assess perceived stress and mental disorders. 14-months after giving birth the new mothers were interviewed again and the predictive value of the KINDEX was assessed by structured clinical interviews and the analysis of the cortisol levels (deposited in hair over a month) of mother and child as indicator for stress. The results show that the KINDEX assesses valid information about existing risk factors through a structured 15-minute interview with the pregnant women or through the application of this instrument as self-rating on a tablet computer. The tablet computer application in addition to the paperpencil version has the advantage of automatic analysis of the data and instant recommendation for further support of the pregnant woman.

mykind provides a webbased tool allowing to fill in the KINDEX mum screen comfortably at home and getting an immediate feedback.

Project Details

Project Team

Ulm University
	Johannes Schobel Ulm University, Institute of Databases and Information Systems
	Dr. Rüdiger Pryss Ulm University, Institute of Databases and Information Systems
	Marc Schickler Ulm University, Institute of Databases and Information Systems
	Alexander Bachmeier Ulm University, Institute of Databases and Information Systems
	Jochen Herrmann
	Prof. Dr. Manfred Reichert Ulm University, Institute of Databases and Information Systems
University of Regensburg
	Dr. Winfried Schlee University of Regensburg, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
University of Constance
	Prof. Dr. Thomas Elbert University of Constance, Clinical Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology
	Dr. Martina Ruf-Leuschner University of Constance, Clinical Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology
	Dr. Maggie Schauer University of Constance, Clinical Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology
	Dr. Dipl.-Psych. Nicole Brunnemann University of Constance, Clinical Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology
	Eva Barnewitz University of Constance, Clinical Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology

Project Partners

Ulm University, Institute of Databases and Information Systems

University of Constance, Clinical Psychology and Clinical Neuropsychology

Publications

| 2017 | 2016 |

2017

Nandi, Corina and Elbert, Thomas and Bambonye, Manasse and Weierstall, Roland and Reichert, Manfred and Zeller, Anja and Crombach, Anselm (2017) Predicting Domestic and Community Violence by Soldiers Living in a Conflict Region. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 9(6): 663-671, American Psychological Association.