ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2020
Controlling the anxiety in Iranian pregnant women at risk of preterm labor by undergoing the counseling group intervention.
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- Effects of nonpharmacological interventions on the psychological health of high-risk pregnant women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Korean journal of women health nursing · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe effect of a new, structured group training program on the anxiety reduction in Iranian pregnant women at risk of preterm labor (PTL) was assessed.
designA randomized controlled clinical trial.
settingThe prenatal care center in the Gynecology Clinic of University Hospital. POPULATION: 72 Iranian pregnant women at risk of PTL with a gestational age of 24-28 weeks.
methodsSeveral trained research nurses presented group educational counseling sessions for 6 weeks based on the integration of psychological instructions and interactive lectures for the intervened group (
main outcome measuresThe completion of pregnancy-related anxiety questionnaire (PRAQ) for Iranian pregnant women at risk of PTL in the intervention (before and after 6-week counseling, and 1-month post-counseling) and control (before, and on the 6
resultsThere was a significant difference in the mean anxiety score between the intervention (3.45 ± 0.75) and control (3.01 ± 0.34) groups before the group educational counseling sessions. After this intervention, a significant reduction in the mean anxiety scores of intervened pregnant women (2.48 ± 0.32) compared to the control (2.68 ± 0.81) was found. This decrease in mean anxiety score after the 1-month post-counseling was more pronounced than the 6
conclusionsImplementing the group educational counseling sessions is recommended as a complementary, effective, and noninvasive intervention to efficiently control the anxiety in pregnant women at risk of PTL.
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