A comparative study of the effect of personal counseling and home visits on the level of self-care of pregnant mothers

Determining and comparing the effect of personal counseling and home visits on the level of self-care adherence of pregnant mothers

This study was a clinical trial study. Ninety women with first pregnancies, who were single pregnancy and had a gestational age of 26-32 weeks, were randomly divided into three groups of control, first and second experimental groups, according to the inclusion criteria.

This study is a clinical trial study conducted in Kermanshah. The target population included women with the first pregnancy referred to health centers in Kermanshah who were in the third trimester of pregnancy (26-32 weeks) and had inclusion criteria. Ninety pregnant women were selected as a cluster from Kermanshah and were randomly divided into two experimental groups and a control group. The first and second experimental groups, in addition to routine care, underwent 5 sessions of individual counseling and 5 sessions of home visits, respectively, and in the control group, only routine care was performed. Mothers in the three groups were assessed before and after the intervention using the Hart Self-Care Adherence Questionnaire.

Resident of Kermanshah; Has a minimum literacy; Willingness to participate in the study; Gestational age between 26-26 weeks; First pregnancy; single pregnancy; No cognitive disorders or mental illness; No pregnancy complications

The first intervention group, in addition to the routine care of the centers, 5 individual counseling sessions per week, one session 50-60 The second intervention group, in addition to the routine care of the centers, 5 sessions of home visits (weekly for 5 consecutive weeks) Control group, routine care centers

Adherence to self-care of pregnant mothers

Using a numbered card, the samples were randomly divided into three groups (two test groups and one control group). Initially, three cards with the letters of the English alphabet written on them; Each was placed separately in an envelope. The control group (C), the first test group - counseling (M) and the second test group - home visit (H). The first three participants were then asked to each take one of the envelopes and open the card inside. Based on the letters on the cards, the control (C), the first test (M) and the second test (H) groups were identified. At the end of sampling, the samples were entered into groups in the same way and in the same way.

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Sorkheh Lijeh, Parstar Blvd.,Imam Reza Hospital, Midwifery, Maryam Sayadi

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