The effect of self care counseling on health practices of 35 years or more aged pregnant women referring to Hamadan health care centers, in 2018

Maternal age of 35 years or older can be a risk factor for a significant increase in pregnancy complications. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of self-care counseling on the health practices in pregnant women aged 35 or older who were referred to Hamadan comprehensive health centers.

A randomized controlled clinical trial study was performed on 100 pregnant women aged 35 years and over referring to Hamedan health centers in 2018. The research instrument was a demographic questionnaire, and Health practices questionnaire that completed both groups before and after the intervention. The type of allocation of people in each clinic was done randomly using a random number table. The test group received consultation sessions in the form of GATHER in four sessions of 45-60 minutes. Data analysis was performed using SPSS software 20 and (P<0.05) was considered significant.

According to the results, the mean scores of health practices in the test group before and after the intervention were changed from (110.38 ± 20. 41) to (120.82 ± 19.36) and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05), while in the control group were changed from (112.12 ± 20.91) to (113.54 ± 16.33) and the difference was not statistically significant (P >0.05).

The present study showed the health practices of maternal aged in high risk pregnant women.