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The effects of positive psychology interventions on the quality of prenatal care provided by midwives

The effects of positive psychology interventions on the quality of prenatal care provided by midwives

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016010225813N1
Enrollment
60
Registered
2016-12-24
Start date
2015-11-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

the quality of prenatal care. Supervision of normal pregnancy, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the intervention group, eight sessions of training based on Rashid and Seligman positive psychotherapy protocol (2006) will be held in two sessions per week. Intervention 2: In the
Behavior
In the intervention group, eight sessions of training based on Rashid and Seligman positive psychotherapy protocol (2006) will be held in two sessions per week.

Sponsors

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria include midwifery BC degree or higher; no pregnancy; married; one year of work experience; no depression or obtaining mild to moderate score from depression, anxiety,stress scale (DASS21); lack of psychiatric diseases; or using the drugs affecting mental status on the present or the past; and no experience of major stressful event during the past six months. Exclusion criteria include the absence of > 1 session; the occurrence of major stressful event during the study; lack of performing homework related to three consecutive sessions. Inclusion criteria of pregnant mothers include gestational age of 26-30 weeks; wanted pregnancy; low-risk pregnancy and lack of underlying disease. Exclusion criteria for pregnant women during the study include the risk of pregnancy during the study; the occurrence of major stressful event during the study; disease during the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The quality of prenatal care provided by midwives. Timepoint: before and after the interventions. Method of measurement: the Quality of Prenatal Care Questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Happiness. Timepoint: before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Oxford Happiness Questionnaire.;Well-Being. Timepoint: before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Ryff Scale Psychological Well-Being.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactfatemeh shaghaghi

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

shaghaghif921@mums.ac.irshaghaghi_fatemeh@yahoo.com+51 57 251685

Outcome results

None listed

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