Authors : Elham Sheikh-Azadi, Amir Jalali, Aazam Bakhteh, Mansour Rezaei and Hossein Ashtareian
Abstract: Women are likely to be involved in anxiety two times more than men. One of the reasons for this increase is that stressors like pregnancy and labor are specific for women. 70% of primigravidas and 75% of multigravidas experience anxiety during their pregnancy. So, this research was done with the aim of evaluating the effect of group discussion on the level of anxiety during pregnancy in primigravidas referred to Health and Medical Center in Khoram Abad city. The present study was done as a clinical trial on 60 primigavidas 20-25 weeks (30 subjects as intervention group 30 subjects as control group) referred to Health and Medical Center in Khoram Abad city. Data were collected using personal data form and Spiel Berger anxiety Inventory questionnaire. In addition to routine pregnancy care sixth 90 min sessions of group discussion courses were held during 6 weeks (once a week). The control group only received routine pregnancy care anxiety score before the intervention and at the end of the intervention were analyzed in all two groups. Data analysis was done using t-test, tabs analysis. In this study, the mean anxiety scores were not significantly different in the two groups before the intervention but there were significant differences in discussion group after the intervention (p<0/001). There was a decrease in the mean anxiety score in discussion group after the intervention whereas there was a slightly increase in the control group. The results of this study indicated that group discussion could reduce anxiety in primigravidas.
Elham Sheikh-Azadi, Amir Jalali, Aazam Bakhteh, Mansour Rezaei and Hossein Ashtareian, 2016. The Effect of Group Discussion on Anxiety of Primigravidas. Research Journal of Medical Sciences, 10: 498-502.