The Effectiveness of Counseling in Reducing Anxiety Among Nulliparous Pregnant Women
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of counseling in reducing anxiety of nulliparous pregnant women. Materials and methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 110 nulliparous pregnant women were selected out of all pregnant women referring to Fatemieh Hospital in Hamadan, Iran. Then, the subjec...
Main Authors: | , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2017-03-01
|
Series: | Journal of Family and Reproductive Health |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/520 |
id |
doaj-0bb1baa2e9ac476f974766301c652f62 |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-0bb1baa2e9ac476f974766301c652f622021-04-02T12:31:14ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Family and Reproductive Health1735-89491735-93922017-03-01104369The Effectiveness of Counseling in Reducing Anxiety Among Nulliparous Pregnant WomenParisa Parsa0Nafiseh Saeedzadeh1Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi2Gordratallah Roshanaei3Chronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center, Department of Mother and Child Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IranDepartment of Midwifery, Student Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IranDepartment of Midwifery, Mother and Child Care Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IranDepartment of Statistics, Faculty of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, IranObjective: To determine the effectiveness of counseling in reducing anxiety of nulliparous pregnant women. Materials and methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 110 nulliparous pregnant women were selected out of all pregnant women referring to Fatemieh Hospital in Hamadan, Iran. Then, the subjects were divided into two groups in experimental and control (55 women in each). The data were collected through a questionnaire covering demographic and obstetric characteristics and Spielberger’s State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The experimental group participated in four weekly sessions of group counseling about mother-infant attachment behaviors. Whereas, the control group only receive routine cares. Two groups were compared in terms of anxiety before and after the study. Results: Before the intervention, no significant difference in anxiety level was observed between the two groups; however, state and trait anxiety levels of pregnant women in the experimental group significantly decreased after the intervention (p < 0.001). There was also significant difference in the mean score of state and trait anxiety levels between the two groups after the intervention (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The results showed the effectiveness of prenatal counseling in reducing state and trait anxiety levels of pregnant women. https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/520FetusAnxietyPregnancyConsultationMother |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Parisa Parsa Nafiseh Saeedzadeh Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi Gordratallah Roshanaei |
spellingShingle |
Parisa Parsa Nafiseh Saeedzadeh Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi Gordratallah Roshanaei The Effectiveness of Counseling in Reducing Anxiety Among Nulliparous Pregnant Women Journal of Family and Reproductive Health Fetus Anxiety Pregnancy Consultation Mother |
author_facet |
Parisa Parsa Nafiseh Saeedzadeh Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi Gordratallah Roshanaei |
author_sort |
Parisa Parsa |
title |
The Effectiveness of Counseling in Reducing Anxiety Among Nulliparous Pregnant Women |
title_short |
The Effectiveness of Counseling in Reducing Anxiety Among Nulliparous Pregnant Women |
title_full |
The Effectiveness of Counseling in Reducing Anxiety Among Nulliparous Pregnant Women |
title_fullStr |
The Effectiveness of Counseling in Reducing Anxiety Among Nulliparous Pregnant Women |
title_full_unstemmed |
The Effectiveness of Counseling in Reducing Anxiety Among Nulliparous Pregnant Women |
title_sort |
effectiveness of counseling in reducing anxiety among nulliparous pregnant women |
publisher |
Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
series |
Journal of Family and Reproductive Health |
issn |
1735-8949 1735-9392 |
publishDate |
2017-03-01 |
description |
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of counseling in reducing anxiety of nulliparous pregnant women.
Materials and methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 110 nulliparous pregnant women were selected out of all pregnant women referring to Fatemieh Hospital in Hamadan, Iran. Then, the subjects were divided into two groups in experimental and control (55 women in each). The data were collected through a questionnaire covering demographic and obstetric characteristics and Spielberger’s State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The experimental group participated in four weekly sessions of group counseling about mother-infant attachment behaviors. Whereas, the control group only receive routine cares. Two groups were compared in terms of anxiety before and after the study.
Results: Before the intervention, no significant difference in anxiety level was observed between the two groups; however, state and trait anxiety levels of pregnant women in the experimental group significantly decreased after the intervention (p < 0.001). There was also significant difference in the mean score of state and trait anxiety levels between the two groups after the intervention (p < 0.001).
Conclusion: The results showed the effectiveness of prenatal counseling in reducing state and trait anxiety levels of pregnant women.
|
topic |
Fetus Anxiety Pregnancy Consultation Mother |
url |
https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/520 |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT parisaparsa theeffectivenessofcounselinginreducinganxietyamongnulliparouspregnantwomen AT nafisehsaeedzadeh theeffectivenessofcounselinginreducinganxietyamongnulliparouspregnantwomen AT seyedehzahramasoumi theeffectivenessofcounselinginreducinganxietyamongnulliparouspregnantwomen AT gordratallahroshanaei theeffectivenessofcounselinginreducinganxietyamongnulliparouspregnantwomen AT parisaparsa effectivenessofcounselinginreducinganxietyamongnulliparouspregnantwomen AT nafisehsaeedzadeh effectivenessofcounselinginreducinganxietyamongnulliparouspregnantwomen AT seyedehzahramasoumi effectivenessofcounselinginreducinganxietyamongnulliparouspregnantwomen AT gordratallahroshanaei effectivenessofcounselinginreducinganxietyamongnulliparouspregnantwomen |
_version_ |
1721568549870239744 |