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Mindfulness-based intervention in Chinese pregnant women with recurrent miscarriage: A non-randomized controlled study.

Midwifery
December 1, 2021
Dan-Ni Wang et al. (3 authors)
Controlled Clinical TrialJournal ArticleHuman StudyClinical
Study Details

Study Goal

The researchers aimed to determine whether a mindfulness-based intervention could improve mental health outcomes (stress, anxiety, depression, and affect) in pregnant women with recurrent miscarriage.

Results Summary

The mindfulness intervention significantly reduced perceived stress, depression symptoms, and negative affect while increasing positive affect in the intervention group. Anxiety remained unchanged in the intervention group but increased in the control group.

Population

Pregnant women with recurrent miscarriage (n=158, with 131 completing the study).

Effective Dosage

1-hour education session and daily mindfulness exercises guided by audio recordings.

Duration

The intervention was administered during hospitalization (exact duration not specified).

Interactions

None mentioned

Extracted Claims (6)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
mindfulness-based intervention
decrease
perceived stress
pregnant women with recurrent miscarriage
-
showed significant decreases
#1
mindfulness-based intervention
decrease
depression symptoms
pregnant women with recurrent miscarriage
-
showed significant decreases
#2
mindfulness-based intervention
decrease
negative affect
pregnant women with recurrent miscarriage
-
showed significant decreases
#3
mindfulness-based intervention
increase
positive affect
pregnant women with recurrent miscarriage
-
showed an increase
#4
mindfulness-based intervention
no change
anxiety
pregnant women with recurrent miscarriage
-
remained unchanged
#5
-
increase
anxiety
control group
-
increased significantly
#6
Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Pregnant women with recurrent miscarriage have high rates of anxiety and depression. Mindfulness-based interventions have shown benefits in improving mental health in diverse populations; however, few studies have explored their efficacy in pregnant women with recurrent miscarriage, which was investigated in the present study. DESIGN: A nonrandomized controlled study was carried out from August 2019 to November 2020. SETTING: The study was conducted at a regional teaching hospital in Guangzhou, China that provides leading care for recurrent miscarriage. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 158 pregnant women with recurrent miscarriage were recruited and allocated to the intervention group (n = 79) or the control group (n = 79); 131 women completed the study. INTERVENTION: The mindfulness-based intervention consisted of a 1-h education session and daily mindfulness exercises guided by audio recordings during hospitalization. MEASUREMENTS AND FINDINGS: Study outcomes included perceived stress measured with the Perceived Stress Scale; symptoms of anxiety and depression measured with the Self-rating Anxiety Scale and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, respectively; and positive and negative affect measured with the Positive Affect and Negative Affect Scale - Revised, respectively. Compared to the control group, participants in the intervention group showed significant decreases in perceived stress, depression symptoms, and negative affect and an increase in positive affect after the intervention. Anxiety increased significantly in the control group during the study but remained unchanged in the intervention group. KEY CONCLUSIONS: A mindfulness-based intervention can reduce psychological symptoms and improve mental health in pregnant women with recurrent miscarriage. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: A mindfulness-based intervention should be incorporated into routine care to help improve the mental health of pregnant women with recurrent miscarriage.

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Abortion, HabitualAnxietyChinaDepressionFemaleHumansMindfulnessPregnancyPregnant PeopleStress, Psychological
Study Links
Quality Scores
SafetyNot Assessed
Efficacy85/10
Quality75/10
Citation Metrics
Total Citations3
Citations/Year0.8
Relative Citation Ratio0.42
NIH Percentile22.5%
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.25
Weight Score2.18
Normalized Score0.69
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