THE EFFECT OF MOTIVATIONAL INTERVENTIONS LED PREGNANCY ON STRESS AND ALEXITHYMIA IN COUPLES

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorTokat Gaziosmanpasa University

About this trial

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of midwife-led motivational interviewing during pregnancy on couples' stress and alexithymia levels.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Agreement to participate in the study

Being 18 years of age or older and married

Being in the second trimester

No pregnancy-related risks (such as preeclampsia, diabetes, heart disease, placenta previa, or oligohydramnios),

Disqualifiers

• Participants deciding to withdraw from the study at any stage,

Inability to contact the pregnant woman and/or her partner before the data collection process is completed,

The pregnant woman being diagnosed with a high-risk pregnancy during the data collection process.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • a group where motivational sessions are held for pregnant women and their partners

    Other intervention

    a group where motivational sessions are held for pregnant women and their partners

Treatment groups

140 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: No motivational interviewNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: There is a motivational interviewExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

1. Stress Coping Styles Scale (SCSS):

Couples' stress coping skills are being assessed. The assessment is administered twice: as a pre-test (at the beginning) and a post-test (after the intervention). Both the total scale score and the subscale scores are used.

Time frame
24 weeks
2

1. Stress Coping Styles Scale (SCSS): This scale assesses couples' stress coping skills. It is administered twice: at the pre-test (baseline) and post-test (post-intervention). Both the total scale score and the subscale scores are used.

Time frame
24 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

2. Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS):

Couples' levels of alexithymia are being assessed. The assessment is administered twice: as a pre-test (at the beginning) and a post-test (after the intervention). Both the total scale score and the subscale scores are used.

Time frame
24 weeks

Other outcomes

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