Trial reportReproductive health2020
Marital communication skills training to promote marital satisfaction and psychological health during pregnancy: a couple focused approach.
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- Can psychological interventions prevent or reduce risk for perinatal anxiety disorders? A systematic review and meta-analysis.General hospital psychiatryPooled it
- The Comparison of the Effects of Training Self-awareness and Problem-solving Skills on Marital Satisfaction of Married Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2022Trial
- The impact of effective communication skills training on the status of marital burnout among married women.BMC women's health · 2021Trial
- Pre- and Post-Evaluation of the Reach and Impact of a Nationwide Media Campaign to Promote Nutritional Services and Preventive Measures in Ethiopia: A Two-Round Mobile Survey.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Couples-based interventions for perinatal depression and anxiety: A global systematic review.SSM. Mental health · 2026Article
- Antenatal stress, marital satisfaction and antenatal depression of Chinese couples: an actor-partner interdependence model extended to mediation.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Development trajectories of marital satisfaction and postpartum depression: a longitudinal study.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Communication skills, understanding intellectual coordination and marital satisfaction on childbearing motivation in reproductive-age Iranian couples.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Paternal Depression and Anxiety During the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The association between subjective socioeconomic status and depressive symptoms in women of reproductive age: the chain mediating effects of marital satisfaction and well-being.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Respectful Maternity Care During Facility-Based Childbirth and Its Predictors in Public Health Facilities in Central Ethiopia: A Multidimensional Communication as a Proximal Predictor: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2024Article
- Communication and sexual skills in marital functioning and satisfaction and reduced marital conflicts among Iranian couples: A systematic review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Review
- A brief package of tele-sexual counseling based on Islamic emotion-focused therapy versus tele-sexual health education on sexual intimacy in pregnant women: A randomized clinical trial.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
- Investigating effective psychological interventions in pregnant women's sexual satisfaction: A systematic review.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Review
- Psychoeducation for psychological issues and birth preparedness in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.AJOG global reports · 2022Article
- Ease of marital communication and depressive symptom severity among men and women in rural Uganda: cross-sectional, whole-population study.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2022Article
- The magnitude and determinants of depressive symptoms amongst women in early pregnancy in Southern Nigeria: A cross-sectional study.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2022Article
- Measuring and Predicting Maturity to Parenthood: What Has Personality Got to Do with It?Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Resilience to mental health problems and the role of deployment status among U.S. Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2021Article
- A Review of the Involvement of Partners and Family Members in Psychosocial Interventions for Supporting Women at Risk of or Experiencing Perinatal Depression and Anxiety.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundStudies showed that decreased marital satisfaction and increased risk of depression and anxiety were mutually related. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the effect of communication skills training with a couple focused approach on marital satisfaction and psychological symptoms among pregnant women.
methodsThis experimental study was performed on 60 pregnant women with low marital satisfaction who were divided into two groups of intervention and control. The women in the intervention group and their husbands participated in a communication training program based on the couple focused approach. The levels of anxiety, depression, and marital satisfaction were evaluated before and then one and three months after the intervention using valid questionnaires.
resultsThe results indicated that after the intervention, compared to the pre-intervention period, the levels of marital satisfaction increased while the levels of depression and anxiety decreased significantly in the intervention group (p < 0.05). The comparison of the groups revealed significant differences in the scores of marital satisfaction, depression, and anxiety in the intervention and control groups at the intervals of one month and three months after the intervention (p < 0.05).
conclusionsThe research findings indicated that communication skills training program based on the couple focused approach and an emphasis on the needs of pregnant women during the pregnancy can improve the marital satisfaction and psychological health of pregnant women.
trial registrationIranian Registry of Clinical Trials IRCT2017012932264N2, Date of registration: 2017-06-28 Retrospectively registered.
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