| خلاصه مقاله | The effect of counselling on preconception lifestyle and awareness in Iranian women
contemplating pregnancy: a randomized control trial
Submission Author: Sakineh Ghasemi Yngyknd
Sakineh Ghasemi Yngyknd1
, Sakineh Ghasemi Yngyknd12
, Sakineh Mohammad‐Alizadeh‐Charandabi3
, Jalil
Babapour4
, Mojgan Mirghafourvand5
1. Tabriz University of Medical sciences
2. MSc Student in Midwifery, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical
Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
3. 2 Associate Professor, Social Determinants of Health Research Centre, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University
of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
4. Professor, Faculty of Psychology, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran
5. Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Background and Aim : This study was conducted to determine the effect of counselling on preconception
lifestyle and awareness about it in healthy women planning to get pregnant.
Methods : This study was conducted on 152 women aged 18-35 who planned to get pregnant within the next
year. Using block randomization, the participants were assigned into a counselling and a control group (n=76 per
group). The intervention group attended six group counselling sessions, twice per week, over three weeks. The
preconception lifestyle questionnaire and preconception lifestyle awareness questionnaire were completed by the
participants before the intervention and four and eight weeks after the intervention. The repeated measure
ANOVA was used to analyse the data.
Results : The two groups were matching in terms of their socio-demographic characteristics and the baseline
scores of preconception lifestyle and awareness about preconception lifestyle. The mean score of preconception
lifestyle (Adjusted mean difference = 0.17; 95% Confidence Interval = 0.13 to 0.21) and awareness about
preconception lifestyle (7.8; 8.7 to 6.9) showed statistically significant improvements in the intervention group
compared to in the control group.
Conclusion : preconception lifestyle group counselling is associated with increased awareness and improved
lifestyle in women planning to get pregnant. |