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

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

Detailed Description
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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).

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

Conditions
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High Risk Pregnancy

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: guided imagery


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Interventional Model Description: 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).
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Guided İmagery<br>• participants were given one session of guided imagery. | Behavioral: guided imagery<br>* guided imagery<br>|
| No Intervention: control group<br>No intervention was applied on the control group patients. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. | • 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. | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Guided Imagery, Perceived Stress Level, High-Risk Pregnancies.