Investigation of the effect of training the fathers regarding attachment skills on the home violence in primiparous with low or moderate anexiety

Investigation of the effect of training the fathers regarding attachment skills on the home violence in primiparous women with low or moderate anexiety referring to the hospitals of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2013

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2012121810886N2

Enrollment

150

Registered

2014-02-12

Start date

2012-09-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Pregnancy. Suprvision of normal pregnancy

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: teaching maternal fetal attachment and paternal fetal attachment techniques to expectant fathers for a month (4 sections weekly). First section: to get familiar to

Behavior

Intervention group: teaching maternal fetal attachment and paternal fetal attachment techniques to expectant fathers for a month (4 sections weekly). First section: to get familiar to attachment meani

Control group: the summary of whole teaching topics in the form of note afte the study will done.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria of the study for the mothers were being between 18 and 35 years old; single and planned pregnancy; gestational age of 28-34 weeks; not suffering from psychological disorders such as psychosis and schizophrenia; not suffering from chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disorders; pulmonary disorders; hypertension, and diabetes; having received the pregnancy care in the previous months, and having low or average anxiety levels according to Spielberger’s anxiety scale. In addition, the fathers’ inclusion criteria were having at least middle school degree; age lower than 45 years old; being able to take part in the training classes, and having signed written informed consents. On the other hand, the exclusion criteria of the study were unwilling to cooperate in the study and incidence of any problems during pregnancy, such as abruption, cord prolapse, abnormal presentation, and placenta previa. It should be mentioned that cesarean delivery was not considered as an exclusion criterion.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Violence. Timepoint: Before intervention, one month after intervention. Method of measurement: Violence questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMarzieh Akbarzadeh

Fatemeh College of Nursing And Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

akbarzadehmarzieh@ yahoo.com+98 71 1647 4254

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026