Effectiveness of psycho-educational counseling on anxiety in preeclampsia
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Introduction Preeclampsia is a serious complication during pregnancy that not only influences maternal and fetal physical health, but also has maternal mental health outcomes such as anxiety. Prenatal anxiety has negative short- and long-term effects on pre- and postpartum maternal mental health, delivery, and mental health in subsequent pregnancies. Objective To investigate the effectiveness of individual psycho-educational counseling on anxiety in pregnant women with preeclampsia. Methods This was a randomized, intervention-controlled study involving two governmental hospitals in the municipality of Sirjan, Kerman, from January 30 2017 to March 31 2017. A total of 44 pregnant women with preeclampsia were assessed. The women were randomized into two groups: control (n=22) and intervention (n=22). The intervention consisted of two sessions of individual psycho-educational counseling. The level of anxiety was measured using the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) as pretest before the first session and as posttest after the second session during the hospitalization period. Results There was a significant reduction in the anxiety level after the counselling sessions in the intervention group (p Conclusion According to the results, psycho-educational counseling can significantly reduce the anxiety level in pregnant women with preeclampsia. Therefore, it is recommended that healthcare providers provide this type of therapeutic intervention for pregnant women after ho…
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Maternal anxiety may lead to adverse effects of the newborns, like low birth weight, growth restriction or low APGAR score.
“What is more, maternal anxiety may lead to adverse effects of the newborns, like low birth weight, growth restriction or low APGAR score [ Abazarnejad T et al., 2019; Virgara R et al.,2018 ].”
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- Authors
- Abazarnejad, T., Ahmadi, A., Nouhi, E., Mirzaee, M., & Atghai, M.
- Affiliations
- Kerman University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Venue
- Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy
- Publisher
- FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
- Published
- 2019-09
- Volume
- 41
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 276-282
- ISSN
- 2237-6089 (ISSN-L)
- 2238-0019
- OpenAlex
- W2966416859
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 4
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 3.68
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- doi.org
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- Locations
- Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
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- Americanae (AECID Library) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Funders
- Kerman University of Medical Sciences
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Obstetrics and Gynecology › Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Pregnancy-related medical research
- Keywords
- preeclampsia, prenatal anxiety, individual counseling, maternal mental health, pregnancy complications, anxiety reduction, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Anxiety Disorders, Counseling, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Patient Education as Topic, Pre-Eclampsia, Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, Psychotherapy, Treatment Outcome, Young Adult
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