The Effect of Nursing Care With Peri-Natal Loss

Gazi University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Perinatal Grief; Perinatal Loss

Treatments: Other: Standardised nursing care intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06896214

Canan Uçakcı Asalıoğlu

No funding support was receive (Registry Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was planned to evaluate the effect of standardised nursing care given to women with perinatal loss using the nursing process on perinatal grief, posttraumatic stress and postpartum depression.

H01: There is no difference between pre-test, post-test and follow-up tests in terms of perinatal grief scale mean scores in the intervention group.

H02: There is no difference between pre-test, post-test and follow-up tests in terms of IES-R mean scores in the intervention group.

H03: There is no difference between pre-test, post-test and follow-up tests in terms of EPDS mean scores in the intervention group.

H04: There is no difference between the pre-test post-test and follow-up tests in terms of the mean scores of the Complicated Grief Scale in the intervention group.

• At the first encounter with women, the mean scores of PMI, IESR and EPDS will be evaluated.
• The mean EPDS score will be evaluated on the 10th postpartum day, 1st, 3rd and 6th month.
• The mean I-ESR scale score will be evaluated at postpartum 1st, 3rd and 6th month.
• At postpartum 1st and 3rd month, the mean score of PMS will be evaluated.
• At the postpartum 6th month, the mean score of the PBI scale will be evaluated.

Enrollment: 58 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:- To be over 18 years old

• Being married (according to the woman's declaration)
• Not having an existing psychiatric illness (according to the woman's declaration)
• Not having communication problems (knowing Turkish, being literate, not having vision, speech or hearing problems, etc.)
• Spontaneous conception
• Singleton pregnancy
• No substance addiction

Exclusion Criteria:Women who agreed to participate in the study but did not want to receive post-discharge care, who were hospitalised for any reason, who became pregnant again, who did not want to complete the last tests or who wanted to leave the study at any stage of the study will be excluded from the sample.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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58 participants in 2 patient groups

İntervention(Nursing care)

Experimental group

Description:

After the women are discharged, tele-nursing care will be provided by evaluating them through a telephone application that allows online interviews. In this context, three interviews will be conducted on the second day, seventh day and 15th day after discharge. EPDS will be administered on the 10th day after discharge, EPDS, I-ESR, PMS will be administered at the 1st month, 3rd month, 6th month, and prolonged grief scale (PBS) will be administered only at the 6th month. The scales will be converted into an online questionnaire and sent to the participants and will be filled in.

Treatment:

Other: Standardised nursing care intervention

Control (Standard care)

No Intervention group

Description:

Women in the control group will receive the standard care provided in the hospital. EPDS will be administered on the 10th day after discharge, EPDS, I-ESR, PMS at the 1st month, 3rd month, 6th month and prolonged grief scale (PBS) only at the 6th month. The scales will be converted into an online questionnaire and sent to the participants and will be filled in.