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The effectiveness of counseling (positive psychology based intervention) on happiness and labor pain coping behaviors of pregnant women

The effectiveness of midwifery counseling (positive psychology based intervention) on happiness and labor pain coping behaviors of pregnant women

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20190311043004N1
Enrollment
64
Registered
2019-07-14
Start date
2019-04-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-10-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Condition 1: Happiness. Condition 2: Coping behaviors with labor pain.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: A group of interventions is a group of pregnant women who participate in positive psychological counseling sessions in addition to participating in childbirth class

Sponsors

Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: age (18 -35) Being primiparous Literacy reading and writing Having a low-grade risk pregnancy Tendency to normal delivery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: had experienced grief or death of a loved one until past year Suffering from addiction and drug abuse having Mental or medical illness have indication for cesarean section Having verbal and hearing problems as a communication barrier to the researcher

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Happiness refers to the judgment of the individual about the desirability of the quality of life as a whole, which is scored by the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHI) has 29 sentences, each containing 4 sentences, the first term is zero, the second is the score 1 , The third phrase marks 2 and the fourth expression takes the score of 3. Finally, a person earns a score between 0 and 87.Higher scores mean more happiness. Timepoint: Beginning of the study (before intervention) and after intervention. Method of measurement: Oxford Happiness questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Coping behaviors with labor pain. Timepoint: After the intervention (the onset of the active phase of labor). Method of measurement: Coping behaviors with labor pain questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAzam Keyvanloo shahrestanaky

Shahroud University of Medical Sciences

Azam.k1looshah@gmail.com+98 51 4429 4209

Outcome results

None listed

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