Training Given to Pregnant Women and Their Partners on Coping With Stress as a Couple, Couple Adjustment, Complaints and Quality of Life

NCT07159984 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 2025-SBB-0331
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 68
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Objective: This study aims to examine the effect of education provided to pregnant women and their partners on coping with stress as a couple, couple harmony, complaints, and quality of life regarding changes during pregnancy.

Conditions

Pregnant Women; Coping With Stress as a Couple; Dyadic Adjustment; Complaints; Quality of Life; Education; Pregnancy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• The Couple Coping Inventory

  Developed by Bodenmann to measure couple coping and stress communication in romantic relationships . The inventory is a 5-point Likert-type scale with 37 items. Item scores range from 1 (never) to 5 (always).

  change from Baseline (before implementation) and at 1st and 4th weeks of practice

• The Pregnancy Complaints and Their Impact on Quality of Life Scale

  This scale measures pregnancy complaints and their impact on quality of life. The scale contains 42 items and consists of two sections. The first section assesses the frequency of pregnancy-related complaints experienced in the past month, and the second section assesses how these complaints impact daily activities. As the total score increases, quality of life decreases.

  change from Baseline (before implementation) and at 1st and 4th weeks of practice

• The Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale

  The RDS is the final version of the 32-item Dyadic Adjustment Scale developed by Spanier, which was revised and reduced to 14 items.

  change from Baseline (before implementation) and at 1st and 4th weeks of practice

Study Arms (2)

Education group

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Education on Changes During Pregnancy

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Interventions

Education on Changes During Pregnancy BEHAVIORAL

In the first session of the researcher-prepared training presentation, women will be informed about the structure and functions of their internal and external reproductive organs, as well as changes in physical, hormonal, social, and lifestyle activities. After the first session, there will be a 15-minute break before the second session, which will include evidence-based training on the effects of pregnancy-related changes on stress, couple harmony, and quality of life. Methods for coping with stress and pregnancy-related complaints, process management that positively impacts couple harmony, and healthy lifestyle behaviors that enhance quality of life will be discussed.

Education group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Pregnant women and their spouses who are over 18 years of age,
• Literate and able to understand Turkish,
• Married,
• With a living spouse,
• Primiparous,
• Who have applied to the Bartın Provincial Health Directorate Healthy Life Center Pregnancy Class,
• Have written consent, and volunteer to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Those who withdrew or dropped out of the study early,
• Those who were not willing to participate in the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Trakya University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Eskişehir Osmangazi University

Eskişehir, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assoc. Prof.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 30, 2025
• First Posted: September 8, 2025
• Study Start: May 18, 2025
• Primary Completion: June 5, 2025
• Study Completion: August 30, 2025
• Last Updated: September 8, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Locations

TU (1)