The Effects of Angel Sounds and Guided Imagery Technique Played to Expectant Couples

Inonu University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Listen to Fetal Heartbeat

Treatments: Other: Group-GIT; Other: Group-FHB

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05441033

2021/2570

Details and patient eligibility

About

The sample consisted of the pregnant women who applied to the pregnant class at the time of the study and met the inclusion criteria. The pregnant women and their spouses constituting the sample will be divided into 3 groups. Only fetal heartbeat will be listened to (Group-FHB) in Group 1, each of which consisted of 40 couples, guided imagery technique will be applied to group 2 (Group-GIT), and A control group will formed for group 3.

Full description

Aim: The research was planned to determine the effect of angel sounds listened with guided imagery technique on attachment, anxiety and sleep quality.

Methods: The research was planned in a randomized controlled experimental design. The sample will consist of the pregnant women who applied to the pregnant class at the time of the study and met the inclusion criteria. The pregnant women and their spouses constituting the sample will be divided into 3 groups. Only fetal heartbeat will be listened to (Group-FHB) in Group 1, each of which consist of 40 couples, guided imagery technique will be applied to group 2 (Group-GIT), and A control group will be formed for group 3.

Enrollment: 354 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• No communication problem,
• Having a single and live pregnancy,
• 27-38. in gestational week,
• Not having any diagnosed risk of pregnancy (such as preeclampsia, diabetes, heart disease, placenta previa, oligohydramnios),
• Not having any problems (such as fetal anomaly, intrauterine growth retardation) related to the health of the fetus,
• All pregnant women and their spouses without a psychiatric diagnosis (from patient records).

Exclusion criteria

• Having a risky pregnancy,
• Previous miscarriage, abortion history,
• Having multiple pregnancy,
• Does not live with his/her spouse,
• Pregnant with assisted reproductive techniques,
• Pregnant women and their spouses with communication difficulties or mental disabilities

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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354 participants in 3 patient groups

Group-FHB

Experimental group

Description:

Written and verbal consent will be obtained by explaining the purpose of the study at the first interview with the couples in the pregnant outpatient clinic. Then, from the couples, "Personal Information Form-Female (PIF-F), Personal Information Form-Male (PIF-M)", "Antenatal Mother Attachment Scale (PAAS)", "Antenatal Father Attachment Scale (PABB)", Pre-test data will be obtained through the "Richard Campbell Sleep Quality Scale (RCAS)" and "State Anxiety Inventory (DQS)". After the attempt to imagine the baby by listening to the fetal heart beats for 5 consecutive nights, the measurement tools will be obtained at the end of the 5th night by re-measurements. A total of 2 measurements, one pre-test and one post-intervention post-test, will be performed, and it is planned to take approximately 15 minutes for each couple to apply the measurement tools.

Treatment:

Other: Group-FHB

Group-GIT

Experimental group

Description:

Written and verbal consent will be obtained by explaining the purpose of the study at the first interview with the couples in the pregnant outpatient clinic. Then, from the couples, "Personal Information Form-Female (PIF-F), Personal Information Form-Male (PIF-M)", "Antenatal Mother Attachment Scale (PAAS)", "Antenatal Father Attachment Scale (PABB)", Pre-test data will be obtained through the "Richard Campbell Sleep Quality Scale (RCAS)" and "State Anxiety Inventory (DQS)". After the attempt to imagine the baby with the guided imagery technique performed for 5 consecutive nights with the measurement tools, the data will be obtained by re-measurements at the end of the 5th night. A total of 2 measurements, one pre-test and one post-intervention post-test, will be performed, and it is planned to take approximately 15 minutes for each couple to apply the measurement tools.

Treatment:

Other: Group-GIT

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

It is planned to conduct two interviews in total with the couples included in the control group. Written and verbal consent will be obtained by explaining the purpose of the research at the first interview to be held in the pregnant outpatient clinics with the couples to be included in the control group. Later on, "Personal Information Form-Female (PIF-F), Personal Information Form-Male (PIF-M)", "Antenatal Mother Attachment Scale (PAPAS)", "Antenatal Father Attachment Scale BABI", "Richard Campbell Sleep Scale" Pre-test data will be obtained by means of the "State Anxiety Scale" and the "State Anxiety Scale". Measurement tools will be repeated at the end of the 5th night in parallel with the experimental groups and a total of 2 measurements will be obtained together with the pre-test measurements. It is planned that the application of the measurement tools will take approximately 15 minutes for each couple.