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Investigating the effect of group counseling on empowerment and self-care of pregnant women

Assessment the effectiveness of the virtual group counseling based on health literacy on empowerment and self-care of pregnant women

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20221109056451N1
Enrollment
84
Registered
2024-04-14
Start date
2024-04-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-27

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Conditions

Empowerment and self-care of pregnant women.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: empowerment and self-care counseling based on health literacy: the content of empowerment and self-care counseling based on health literacy will be prepared based o

Sponsors

Babol University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Gestational age 14-20 weeks Willingness to participate in the study Having a health literacy score of less than 66 Having at least middle school literacy Having a smart mobile phone and the ability to communicate with social messengers and the Internet Understanding and ability to speak Persian

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exposed to high-risk pregnancy conditions Having a known chronic disease Receiving formal empowerment and self-care training before entering the study Mothers who educated in medical and paramedical fields Dependence on substances according to the person's own statements Having mental illnesses according to the person's own statements

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Empowerment. Timepoint: Before and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Pregnant women empowerment questionnaire.;Self care. Timepoint: Before and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Pregnancy self-care questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Health literacy. Timepoint: Before and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Adult Health Literacy Standard Questionnaire HELIA-33.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Bakouei

Babol University of Medical Sciences

bakouei2004@yahoo.com+98 11 3232 2589

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 20, 2026