Effects of prenatal education on complaints during pregnancy and on quality of life

• Published in: Patient education and counseling 2019-01, Vol.102 (1), p.119-125
• Main Authors: Yikar, Seda Karaçay, Nazik, Evşen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Complaints in pregnancy; Educational Status; Female; Humans; Nurse's Role; Patient Education as Topic; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications - nursing; Pregnancy Complications - psychology; Pregnant Women - psychology; Prenatal Education; Quality of Life; Surveys and Questionnaires
• ISSN: 0738-3991; 1873-5134
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2018.08.023

•Assessing complaints during pregnancy by nurses is a part of the prenatal care.•We assessed effects of education on quality of life and complaints during pregnancy.•The complaints during pregnancy decreased quality of life of pregnant women.•Quality of life is increased by giving effective education about complaints.•Nurses should evaluate pregnancy-related complaints and provide education. The study was conducted to determine the effects of prenatal education on quality of life and complaints during pregnancy. This study is a quasi-experimental research with a control group. Personal Information Form and Scale of Complaints during Pregnancy and their Effects on Quality of Life (SCPEQL) were used to collect the data. Thirty participants were included in both the control and the intervention groups (N = 60). The mean scores of SCPEQL of the intervention group was 46.2 ± 21.1 and the mean scores of SCPEQL of the control group was 99.8 ± 21.6 in 2nd trimester. In the 3rd trimester, the mean score of SCPEQL of the intervention group was 43.5 ± 16.4, and the mean score of SCPEQL of the control group was 108.0 ± 16.8. The difference between the groups was statistically significant in 2nd and 3rd trimesters (p