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. 2020 Feb;83(2):202-205.
doi: 10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000220.

Effects of psychological intervention and relevant influence factors on pregnant women undergoing interventional prenatal diagnosis

Chun-Mei Kang  1
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Effects of psychological intervention and relevant influence factors on pregnant women undergoing interventional prenatal diagnosis

Chun-Mei Kang. J Chin Med Assoc. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

Background: This study aims to explore the effects of psychological intervention on eliminating anxiety and fear in pregnant women caused by interventional prenatal diagnosis, and the success rate of surgery.

Methods: A total of 100 pregnant women who scheduled for interventional prenatal diagnosis were included in this study, and were randomly divided into two groups: control group and intervention group. Women in the control group were given routine nursing care, and women in the intervention group were given psychological intervention in different stages of the operation. Psychological status were assessed by the symptom checklist-90 (SCL-90), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), self-rating depression scale (SDS), and visual analogue scale (VAS). Furthermore, the success rate of surgery and the incidence of postoperative complications were tracked.

Results: Compared with the control group, the SCL-90 test scores of pregnant women in the intervention group were significantly lower in the following five factors: somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, and fear (p < 0.05). Furthermore, postoperative SAS, SDS, and VAS scores in the intervention group were significantly lower than in the control group; and the differences were statistically significant (p < 0.01).

Conclusion: Before pregnant women undergo interventional prenatal diagnosis, nurses should understand their psychological status and give psychological guidance in time, calm their anxiety, tension and fear, and help them build confidence to weather the pregnancy stages before and after the operation. This would improve the success rate of puncture and reduce the incidence of complications.

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