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Effect of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy focused on Self-esteem on Fear of Childbirth in Nulliparous wome

Not Applicable
Conditions
Fear of childbirth.
Phobic anxiety disorders A group of disorders in which anxiety is evoked only, or predominantly, in certain well-defined situations that are not currently dangerous. As a result these situations are characteristically avoided or endured with dread. The pa
Registration Number
IRCT2014120920259N1
Lead Sponsor
Arak University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
24
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criterias: fill out the form of informed consent; eighteen to thirty five years old; high school diploma; single pregnancy; nullipariety; gestational age is twenty to twenty four weeks; low risk pregnancy and normal BMI; lake of depression and anxiety according to the Beck questionnaire; not using psychiatric drugs; childbirth fear score is 28 or more; self -esteem score is lower than zero; wanted pregnancy and no history of infertility; non-family conflicts. Exclusion criteria: willingness to participate in the other treatment and non- cooperation; continuous absence in cognitive behavioral therapy sessions; not fill out the follow-up questionnaire; perinatal death or stillbirth.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Fear of childbirth. Timepoint: Before intervention; two weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Childbirth attitude questionaire.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Self-esteem. Timepoint: Before intervention; two weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Rosenberg self-esteem questionaire.
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