Women's Health Behaviors Stages of Change (Transtheoretical Model) in Preconception Period

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pregnancy; Women; Education
• Interventions: Other: Pregnancy preparation training

• Registration Number: NCT03893084
• Lead Sponsor: Ege University

Brief Summary

H0: Preconceptional preparatory training period between pregnancies with and without women is no difference in terms of changes in health behavior.

H1: Preconceptional preparatory training period between pregnancies with and without women there is a difference in terms of changes in health behavior.

Detailed Description

In order to reach for the second follow-up of women both her and her partner/mother phone number were registered.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-06-01
• Study First Submitted: 2019-03-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-03-26
• Study First Posted: 2019-03-28
• Primary Completion: 2019-06-01
• Study Completion: 2019-07-16
• Status Verified: 2024-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-08-28
• Last Update Posted: 2024-08-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

• Accept to participate in the research and have signed the informed consent form,
• Being over 18 years old,
• To be literate,
• Lack of a psychological diagnosis,
• To be married,
• Having no pregnancy,
• Pregnancy is thought.

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	Pregnancy preparation training	Preconception guidance prepared by reference to the guidelines published in the literature, women were given pre-pregnancy training.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Women's behavior change phase	eight weeks	The research was conducted by the researcher to evaluate the stages of behavior change related to the topics covered in preconceptional care. With the response to the questions, it is possible to determine which behavior change stage of the individuals. Women's behavioral changes were evaluated according to the five change stages on the transtheventional model. For the detailed evaluation of the individuals who are in the process of moving and maintaining, open-ended questions specific to each subject were asked.
Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale-II	eight weeks	Walker et al. (1987) developed a scale to evaluate health-promoting behaviors related to the individual's healthy lifestyle. Validity and reliability study was conducted by Bahar et al. (2008). The scale consists of 52 items and all items are positive. The rating is in the form of a four-point likert (1), sometimes (2), often (3), regularly (4). The lowest score is 52 and the highest score is 208. The total score of the scale determines the healthy lifestyle behavior score. The scale consists of six sub-dimensions: Health responsibility, Physical activity, Nutrition, Spiritual development, Interpersonal relations, Stress management.
General Self-Efficacy Scale	eight weeks	The scale was developed by Ralf Schwarzer and Mattihias Jerusalem (1995) in order to make a general assessment of perceived self-efficacy. The validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted by Aypay (2010). The scale applied to individuals aged 12 years or older consisted of 10 items. Self-sufficiency scale scores vary from 1 to 4 each. The lowest total score obtained from the scale is 10 and the highest score is 40. The high score from the self-efficacy scale indicates that the self-efficacy level is high.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

17 Number Family Health Center; 🇹🇷 Konya, Turkey