Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Evidence‑Based Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad
2 Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Esfahan University of Medical Sciences, Esfahan, Iran
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy is the most common medical complication in
the first trimester of pregnancy. That associated with a wide range of physical and mental symptoms
for the patient and his family and can affect the quality of life of women’s life. In addition, the training
to improve knowledge, in adjusting diet and lifestyle, and leading to decrease nausea and vomiting.
Due to the positive characteristics of training using the small groups, this study was applied with the
objective of “The effect of small group teaching on quality of life in pregnant women with nausea
and vomiting.”
METHODS: This study was applied based on intervention, on 59 nulliparous women with nausea
and vomiting who referred to obstetrics ward of selected health and treatment centers in Neishaboor
County. The training was presented by a researcher in group intervention in 8 sessions, each 45–30 min
in small groups (3 groups 10 members). The control group received routine care. The study
instruments (nausea and vomiting of pregnancy quality of life questionnaire) and (modified‑PUGE)
form. The results were analyzed using the Wilcoxon test, Mann–Whitney, and t‑test.
RESULTS: Research units were no statistically significant difference of personal data, at the beginning
of the study, and before intervention, was not differences between the mean change scores of
postpartum stress disorder in two groups (P = 0/192). While the mean quality of life score in the
intervention and control groups was statistically significant difference after intervention (P = 0.001).
Quality of life score in the intervention group had statistically significant difference before and after
the intervention (P = 0.001).
CONCLUSION: Training in the intervention group with small group strategies has more effective in
comparison to conventional training of nausea and vomiting.
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