The Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing in Reducing the Use of Household Chemicals and Personal Care Products During Pregnancy

Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cosmetic Product Causing Toxic Effect; Motivational Interview

Treatments: Behavioral: Experimental group- Motivational Interview

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06380634

NYalcinbas

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective: The aim of the study is to examine the effect of motivational interviewing on reducing the use of household chemicals and personal care products during pregnancy.

Full description

Introduction :During pregnancy, women are exposed to cosmetic products and household chemicals frequently used in daily life.

Method: The research was conducted in a prospective pre-test, post-test based randomized controlled experimental research design.The sample of the study consisted of 140 pregnant women who applied to the Ministry of Health Istanbul Provincial Health Directorate and Sile State Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics Polyclinics between May and December 2023, volunteered to participate in the study and met the inclusion criteria.

Firstly, the Informed Consent Form and Introductory Information Form were applied to the women, then the Personal Care Products Use Evaluation Form, Self-Efficacy Scale and Endocrine Disruptors Attitude Scale were applied. The experimental group was informed about the motivational interviewing technique and an appropriate plan was made. After the interviews, the Personal Care Products Use Evaluation Form, Self-Efficacy Scale and Endocrine Disruptors Attitude Scale were re-administered.

Enrollment: 130 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 20 to 43 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being at least 18 years old
• Education level must be at least primary school
• Speaking Turkish
• Having a single pregnancy between the 8th and 40th weeks
• Using household chemicals and personal care products (any product at least once a week)

Exclusion criteria

• Having a psychiatric illness that prevents communication,
• Having a chronic serious physical health problem
• Termination of pregnancy for any reason
• Having a risky pregnancy (preeclampsia, threat of premature birth)
• Intrauterine growth retardation, having a pregnancy with fetal anomalies
• Working in a job that requires heavy use of chemicals, such as hairdresser, dry cleaner, beautician.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Screening

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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130 participants in 1 patient group

Experimental Group (Randomize)

Experimental group

Description:

The sample size was determined as at least 64 people for each of the experimental and control groups, with 80% power, 0.05 margin of error and 0.5 effect level. Considering the possibility of data loss later on, 70 pregnant women (140 in total) were included in each group. The groups were randomized into 2 groups using a web-based randomization program (http://www.randomizer.org). 357 pregnant women were evaluated for suitability for the study. 68 women did not meet the inclusion criteria and 149 women were not included because they did not agree to participate in the study. The pre-test of the study was completed with 70 experimental and 70 control groups (140 in total), and the post-test was completed with a total of 130 people, 69 experimental and 61 control groups.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Experimental group- Motivational Interview