Can integrating religiosity and spirituality into postpartum care improve the quality of life in women with preeclampsia

Robab Rasouli; Azam Maleki; Saeedeh Zenoozian

doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2023.985428

Can integrating religiosity and spirituality into postpartum care improve the quality of life in women with preeclampsia

Front Psychiatry. 2023 Apr 27:14:985428. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.985428. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Robab Rasouli¹, Azam Maleki², Saeedeh Zenoozian³

Affiliations

¹ School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
² Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.
³ Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, Dr Beheshti Hospital, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran.

Abstract

Background: Women with a history of preeclampsia frequently have a lower level of physical well-being and emotional problems.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of integrating religiosity and spirituality into postpartum care can improve the quality of life in women with preeclampsia.

Methods: This study was a randomized controlled clinical trial conducted on 40 women with preeclampsia. All eligible participants were allocated to two control and intervention groups using a random blocking method. Data were collected using Mother-Generated Index (MGI) in pre-intervention and 6 weeks later and analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, and independent t-tests. The significance level was p < 0.05.

Results: The mean, Standard deviation (SD) of the total score of MGI before intervention in the intervention group was 5.35 (1.09) which increased to 8.00 (0.50) 6 weeks after intervention. In the control group, the pre-test score of MGI was 5.81 (0.97) which increased to 6.69 (1.37) after 6 weeks of follow-up. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant after the intervention based on an independent t-test (p = 0.001).The mean (SD) of five subscales included Feelings toward herself, Feelings toward the child, Feelings toward her husband and others, Feelings toward sex, and Physical health status after intervention in the intervention group statistically significantly increased compared to the control group (p < 0.011).

Conclusion: The integration of spiritual counseling with the educational content of postpartum care had a positive impact on improving the postpartum QoL of women with preeclampsia. For better conclusions, a study with a large sample size needed to be conducted in the future.

Clinical trial registration: https://en.irct.ir/user/trial/50832/view, identifier IRCT20150731023423N16.

Keywords: counseling; preeclampsia; quality of life; spirituality; women’s health.