Shiwen Sun1, Junqin Li2, Yuanying Ma2, Huilian Bu2, Qiong Luo2, Xiaoyan Yu2. 1. Medical college of Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China. 2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Hospital School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China.
Abstract
AIM: We examined the effects of a family-support programme for pregnant women with foetal abnormalities in terms of family support, depression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms. METHOD: A randomized controlled trial was conducted from November 2016 to June 2017. A total of 124 pregnant women with foetal abnormalities were recruited and randomly assigned to the intervention group that received a family-support programme or control group that received only routine care. Self-reported questionnaires including the Family Adaptation Partnership Growth Affection and Resolve Index, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, and the Impact of Event Scale-Revised were administered before and after intervention. RESULTS: Relative to the control group, posttest Family Adaptation Partnership Growth Affection and Resolve Index scores and scores on the intimacy domain were significantly higher in the intervention group, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and Impact of Event Scale-Revised scores and the scores on all subscales except the intrusion subscale were significantly lower in the intervention group. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study suggest that family-support programme represents an effective and feasible support approach of improving family support and reducing depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms for pregnant women with foetal abnormalities requiring pregnancy termination.
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AIM: We examined the effects of a family-support programme for pregnant women with foetal abnormalities in terms of family support, depression, and post-traumatic stress symptoms. METHOD: A randomized controlled trial was conducted from November 2016 to June 2017. A total of 124 pregnant women with foetal abnormalities were recruited and randomly assigned to the intervention group that received a family-support programme or control group that received only routine care. Self-reported questionnaires including the Family Adaptation Partnership Growth Affection and Resolve Index, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, and the Impact of Event Scale-Revised were administered before and after intervention. RESULTS: Relative to the control group, posttest Family Adaptation Partnership Growth Affection and Resolve Index scores and scores on the intimacy domain were significantly higher in the intervention group, the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale and Impact of Event Scale-Revised scores and the scores on all subscales except the intrusion subscale were significantly lower in the intervention group. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study suggest that family-support programme represents an effective and feasible support approach of improving family support and reducing depression and post-traumatic stress symptoms for pregnant women with foetal abnormalities requiring pregnancy termination.
Authors: Neil P Roberts; Neil J Kitchiner; Justin Kenardy; Lindsay Robertson; Catrin Lewis; Jonathan I Bisson Journal: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Date: 2019-08-08
Authors: Alba Fernández-Férez; Maria Isabel Ventura-Miranda; Marcos Camacho-Ávila; Antonio Fernández-Caballero; José Granero-Molina; Isabel María Fernández-Medina; María Del Mar Requena-Mullor Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-05-24 Impact factor: 3.390