Investigating the Effect of Educational-psychological Support Counseling on Stress and Anxiety and Self-esteem

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Abortion.

• Registration Number: IRCT20220820055747N1
• Lead Sponsor: Kerman University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 7 February 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

All the women applying for abortion treatment to Kerman forensic medicine, whose fetuses have congenital abnormalities, after introducing the forensic medicine to three specialist doctors and the approval of these three specialists, succeeded in receiving abortion treatment license according to the instructions of the forensic medicine organization.
The ability to speak and understand the Persian language
Being literate in reading and writing
Not having a history of known mental illnesses or taking neuropsychiatric drugs
Pregnancy is desired
Be of Iranian race
In this study, the patient's gravidity is not considered

Exclusion Criteria

Samples who had used consulting services outside the research during the study.
Samples who suffered stressful events in their lives during the six months before the abortion until the end of the study.
Absence in more than one counseling session

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stress and anxiety score in DASS questionnaire. Timepoint: before the start of the intervention and immediately after its completion. Method of measurement: DASS stress and anxiety questionnaire.;Self-esteem in the Rosenberg questionnaire. Timepoint: before the start of the intervention and immediately after its completion. Method of measurement: Rosenberg self-esteem questionnaire.