Effectiveness Web-based Training on Perinatal Loss

Abant Izzet Baysal University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pregnancy Loss; Depression; Psychological Distress

Treatments: Other: Control; Other: Web-Based Education Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06605274

AIBU-SBF-NB-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study was conducted in a randomized controlled parallel group experimental design to determine the effect of web-based supportive care provided to women who experienced perinatal loss on perinatal grief, depression, hopelessness and coping with stress.

Full description

Loss, which includes many complex emotions, is the loss of a person or object that is valuable to the individual after having it. Perinatal loss is the most painful situation that pregnancy can potentially result in. With perinatal loss, parents may show behavioral (shock, anger and loneliness) and physical (crying, loss of appetite or overeating, insomnia, irritability, inability to concentrate, forgetfulness, pain, etc.) reactions. However, emotional problems such as grief and depression after loss are more common than physical and behavioral problems. While the prevalence of major depression in society is 3-10%, this rate varies between 10-51% in those who experience perinatal loss. Loss can become a life crisis with biopsychosocial and spiritual dimensions for parents and especially for women.

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• spoke Turkish, had at least primary school level education
• did not have a psychiatric disease diagnosis
• could use and access the internet and information technologies
• did not have vision and hearing problems
• experienced pregnancy loss of 12 weeks or more
• were hospitalized in the perinatology clinic

Exclusion criteria

• Women who did not accept to participate in the study
• did not use the internet and information technologies and could not access them
• applied to psychological support units during the training process
• started using psychiatric medication during the training process were not included in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 2 patient groups

Web-Based Education Group

Other group

Description:

The technology-based education program prepared for women experiencing perinatal loss was prepared based on current literature and care theories related to perinatal loss. The program consisted of five modules, namely "What I am experiencing, I am ready to learn", "I have a loss and I am ready to experience my mourning process", "I am experiencing my loss and I do not have to be alone", "I am ready to look back and explore", and "create a memory, move on". Expert opinions were obtained for the content of the program. Necessary adjustments were made to the program in line with expert opinions.

Treatment:

Other: Web-Based Education Program

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

A conventional post discharge follow up was performed on control group no other intervention was applied.

Treatment:

Other: Control