Efficacy of psychotherapy for anxiety reduction in hospital management of women successfully treated for preterm labor: a randomized controlled trial

Mirtabar, Seyyedeh Mahboubeh; Faramarzi, Mahbobeh; Khazaei, R; Dini, Mohammadreza

doi:10.1080/03630242.2020.1803464

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“…Alipour et al(2020) examined the effect of a communication skills training package combined with a couple based intervention as significantly effective in the reduction of anxiety during pregnancy. A cognitive analytic therapy intervention examined by Hamilton et al (2020) did not show any difference in trait/state anxiety between the randomized groups, but this result has to be interpreted carefully due to a weak rating Mirtabar et al (2020). examined the effect of individual structured psychotherapy on state anxiety in preterm labor and showed a significant improvement in the state-anxiety scores compared with the control group (received inpatient medical care for preterm labor).Aslami et al (2016) studied the effect of a cognitive behavioral therapy group on anxiety during pregnancy and revealed that the cognitive behavioral therapy group in comparison to the control group (no intervention course) led to a decrease in anxiety in pregnant women.…”

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“…Some studies focused on "state/trait anxiety during pregnancy" (Abbasi et al, 2020;Ekrami et al, 2019;Fontein-Kuipers et al, 2016;Goetz et al, 2020;Hamilton et al, 2020;Parsa et al, 2016;Rajeswari & SanjeevaReddy, 2020;Salehi et al, 2016;Sanaati et al, 2017;Toosi et al, 2017;J.-Y. Zhang et al, 2019), while others focused only on "state anxiety during pregnancy (Esfandiari et al, 2020;Legrand et al, 2017;Mirtabar et al, 2020;Sheikh-Azadi et al, 2016;Uçar & Golbasi, 2019).…”

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Systematic Review on the Efficacy of Interventions for Fear of Childbirth, Anxiety and Fear in Pregnant Women

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2021

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Background: Fears and anxieties during pregnancy and childbirth are a frequent phenomenon and can have negative consequences on wellbeing, psychological health and birth outcomes. Therefore, it is important to focus on the interventions to reduce those fears and anxieties during pregnancy and childbirth. A systematic review was conducted to examine the current literature on psychological interventions to reduce anxieties and fears during pregnancy and childbirth. Scopus and PubMed were searched from 2015 up until December 2020 for relevant studies. Included were pregnant women, with no restriction on age ranges or parity. Entered in the review were quantitative studies, including randomized controlled trials (RCTs), non-randomized controlled trials as well as treatment evaluations. After reviewing titles, abstracts and studies, 72 studies were included in this review as they met the inclusion criteria. Standard methodological procedures for systematic reviews were used. The quality assessment of included articles was done by using the Quality Assessment Tool for Quantitative Studies (EPHPP). Results: The main results of this review concern the fear and anxiety reducing effects of psychoeducation, relaxation techniques, guided imagery, supportive care through a midwife, group discussion, “lifestyle based education”, writing therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy groups and stress intervention, individual structured psychotherapy, communication skills training, counseling approaches (except distraction techniques), a motivational interviewing psychotherapy, emotional freedom techniques, breathing awareness and different hypnotherapeutic techniques on different fears and anxieties during pregnancy and childbirth. For mindfulness-based interventions mixed results are found. The effect of an acceptance and commitment therapy, biofeedback interventions, a mind body intervention, mental health training courses, the group intervention Nyytti® as well as cognitive analytic therapy is unclear, due to weak ratings. Antenatal class attendance reduced delivery fear significantly only in first time mothers. An internet-based problem-solving treatment did not reduce anxiety during pregnancy. Conclusion: A broad range of interventions show positive effects on fear of childbirth and fear and anxiety in pregnancy. Further research should address other acknowledged psychotherapeutic practices, like psycho-dynamic as well as systemic interventions, as they are underrepresented within this review. Furthermore , there is a need for manualized therapeutic interventions, with regards to a combination of effective intervention components.

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2021

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“…Along with extreme pain, women in labor experience fear and anxiety about surgery and complications following failed induced labor [6,7]. In addition, women suffering from preterm labor, premature rupture of membranes, and preeclampsia feel psychological pressure to extend the pregnancy period and also experience high anxiety due to concerns about their own health, as well as fetal well-being [8][9][10]. Infertile women, another high-risk group, experience stress and depression due to the loss of opportunities for pregnancy, the risk of pregnancy failure, and prolonged social isolation [11].…”

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Development and effects of a high-risk pregnancy emotive role-play program for nursing students: a quasi-experimental study

Lee

Kim

2022

Korean J Women Health Nurs

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Purpose: This study aimed to develop an emotive role-play program for nursing students focusing on high-risk pregnancy and analyze its effects on communication skills, clinical performance, and emotional intelligence.Methods: A quasi-experimental nonequivalent control group design was adopted with 83 nursing students (experimental group, 45; control group, 38) who participated voluntarily in an extracurricular program. The preliminary survey was conducted on November 3 and November 4, 2020, and the follow-up survey was conducted on November 12, 2020, for the control group and on November 27, 2020, for the experimental group. A program that included five role-play scenarios related to induced labor, preeclampsia, premature rupture of membranes, preterm labor, and infertility was developed by a group of experts and presented to the experimental group over 11 total hours across 3 days. Each student participated in a role-play scenario as a patient, family member, or nurse and observed three other scenarios. The control group received a workbook after the follow-up evaluation. The independent t-test was performed to analyze changes in communication skills, clinical performance, and emotional intelligence.Results: Communication skills (t=1.84, p=.035) and clinical performance (t=2.75, p=.004) significantly increased in the experimental group compared to the control group. A significant difference was not observed between the experimental and control groups for emotional intelligence (t=1.36, p=.088).Conclusion: The emotive role-play program concerning high-risk pregnancy was effective in improving nursing students’ communication skills and clinical performance and can be used in nursing education related to high-risk pregnancy and childbirth.

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Efficacy of psychotherapy for anxiety reduction in hospital management of women successfully treated for preterm labor: a randomized controlled trial

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Systematic Review on the Efficacy of Interventions for Fear of Childbirth, Anxiety and Fear in Pregnant Women

Systematic Review on the Efficacy of Interventions for Fear of Childbirth, Anxiety and Fear in Pregnant Women

Development and effects of a high-risk pregnancy emotive role-play program for nursing students: a quasi-experimental study

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