Effect of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on anxiety and quality of life during pregnancy : a mental health clinical trial study
Joint Authors
Zari, Fahimah
Majidi, Abd
Vakilian, Katayon
Source
Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 21, Issue 8 (31 Aug. 2019), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2019-08-31
Country of Publication
United Arab Emirates
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Background : pregnancy is a major event in a woman’s life that is associated with conflicting emotions, joy, and anxiety.
objectives : the present study was conducted to assess the effect of acceptance andcommitmenttherapy (act) on women’s anxiety and quality of life during pregnancy.
methods : this randomized clinical trial was conducted in 2016 on pregnant women presenting to health centers in arak, iran.
first, eligible women were identified by referring to the health centers.
sampling was done conveniently after obtaining informed consent.
finally, 44womenwererandomlyallocated toactandcontrol groups usingtwo-armblocks “a”and“b”.
anxietyandquality of life were measured before the act, after act, and one month later in pregnant women using the van den bergh’s pregnancy- related anxiety questionnaire and the 36-item short-form health survey (sf-36), respectively.
the act group was followed up by telephone one month after the intervention.
for the control group, we performed routine pregnancy care.
statistical analysis was done by the kolmogorov-smirnov test for normality of data distribution, followed by the chi-square test, independent t-test, and paired t-test.
results : anxiety decreased after the intervention and increased one month later, although it was less than before intervention (p =0.001).
on the other hand, the quality of life improved after intervention, but it worsened one month later (p = 0.026).
conclusions : counseling based on the act may be used for reducing anxiety in pregnant women; however, its effect on the quality of life remains to be explored further.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Vakilian, Katayon& Zari, Fahimah& Majidi, Abd. 2019. Effect of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on anxiety and quality of life during pregnancy : a mental health clinical trial study. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal،Vol. 21, no. 8, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-904301
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Vakilian, Katayon…[et al.]. Effect of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on anxiety and quality of life during pregnancy : a mental health clinical trial study. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Vol. 21, no. 8 (Aug. 2019), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-904301
American Medical Association (AMA)
Vakilian, Katayon& Zari, Fahimah& Majidi, Abd. Effect of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) on anxiety and quality of life during pregnancy : a mental health clinical trial study. Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal. 2019. Vol. 21, no. 8, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-904301
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 9-11
Record ID
BIM-904301