Guided Imagery on the Perceived Stress Level in High-Risk Pregnancies

This research was conducted to identify the effect of the practice of Guided Imagery on the perceived stress level in high-risk pregnancies.

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Key information

Conditions

High Risk Pregnancy

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Munzur University

Tunceli, Merkez, 62002, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Designed as a prospective randomized single-blind trial, the research was performed with the participation of a total of 128 women who had high-risk pregnancies and received inpatient treatment on 1 February - 1 May 2021 at the perinatology service of a maternity and children's hospital located in the Anatolian side of Istanbul province of Turkey (64 pregnant women in the experimental group, 64 pregnant women in the control group).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

• Having a high-risk pregnancy

Being aged 18 years or above
Agreeing to participate in the study
Being literate in Turkish

Exclusion criteria

The pregnant women who voluntarily wanted to leave the research at any stage after being included in the study, could not communicate verbally, had a visual or hearing disorder, and were previously diagnosed with a psychiatric disease were excluded from the research

Treatment and study plan

GUIDED IMAGERY

Behavioral

guided imagery

Primary outcomes

Perceived Stress Scale.

Time frame: • The first practice of guided imagery was performed face-to-face with pregnant women. At the end of 20 minutes, the pregnant women's stress levels were reevaluated by using the Perceived Stress Scale.

Evaluation of the stress level of pregnant women with the Perceived Stress Scale. Comprised of 14 items in total, the scale was designed to measure the extent to which circumstances in one's life are perceived as stressful. The respondents evaluate the items based on a five-point Likert scale that is scored from '0: Never' to '4: Very Often'. Seven positively-stated items are reverse scored. The minimum and maximum scores to be obtained from the scale are successively 0 and 56 points. A high score obtained from the scale indicates that the respondent has high-level stress perception.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nursel Alp Dal

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effect of the Practice of Guided Imagery on the Perceived Stress Level in High-Risk Pregnancies: Randomized Single-Blind Trial

Important dates

Study start: 2021
Primary completion: 2021
Study completion: 2021
First posted: Aug 25, 2021
Registry last updated: Aug 31, 2021

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