Clinical trial NCT06590376: The Effect of Midwifery Care Given to Couples Experiencing Pregnancy Loss on Grief and General Well-Being
Official title: The Effect of Midwifery Care Based on Swanson Care Theory Given to Couples Experiencing Pregnancy Loss on the Level of Grief and General Well-Being
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Pregnancy Loss
Grief
Loss Pregnancy
Care Pattern, Maternal
Bereavement
Keywords: Midwifery
pregnancy loss
perinatal bereavement
bereavement care guide
midwifery care and counselling
Lead sponsor: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Uskudar University
First posted: 2024-09-19
Enrollment: 76
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: The research was designed as a randomized controlled, 2-group (intervention and control) pre-test post-test comparative experimental research.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: This study was designed as a randomised controlled, 2-group, pre-test-post-test comparative, experimental study to increase the general well-being of women experiencing pregnancy loss and to decrease the level of perinatal grief.

Detailed description: Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of midwifery care and counselling based on Swanson Care Theory for couples experiencing pregnancy loss on womens perinatal grief and general well-being levels.

Method: The study had an experimental two-group pretest-posttest design. Midwifery care and counselling based on Swanson Care Theory is a grief support program consisting of eight interviews, including four face-to-face interviews after the woman\&#39;s admission to the clinic and four telephone interviews until the 30th day after discharge. The study was conducted with 76 couples admitted to the obstetrics and gynecology department of a training and research hospital in Istanbul between August 2023 and May 2024 with a diagnosis of pregnancy loss. The intervention group (n=38) received midwifery care and counselling based on Swanson Care Theory in addition to routine midwifery care in accordance with clinical procedures, whereas the control group (n=38) received only routine midwifery care in accordance with clinical procedures. This study used the Women Experiencing Pregnancy Loss Introductory Information Form, Men Experiencing Pregnancy Loss Introductory Information Form, Perinatal Bereavement Scale, and General Well-Being Scale.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria

* To agree to participate in the research with a partner.
* Speak and understand Turkish.
* To be 18 years of age or older.
* To be at least primary school graduate.
* Having experienced loss after spontaneous pregnancy.
* Not being diagnosed with a psychiatric illness.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Pregnancy loss due to medical termination
* Being pregnant with assisted reproductive techniques and experiencing pregnancy loss

Primary outcomes:
measure: perinatal grief level
timeFrame: 30 days/1 month
measure: General Well-Being Scale Short Form
timeFrame: 30 days later
Secondary outcomes:
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Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Üsküdar University
state: Üsküdar
Study officials:
affiliation: Üsküdar Üniversitesi
name: Ayça DEMİR YILDIRIM, Phd
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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