Abstract

Objective

The present study examined the effects of a nurse-led family empowerment program on the quality of life of Palestinian pregnant adolescents.

Methods

This was a randomized controlled trial with a two-group pre−/post-test design. The sample consisted of 58 pregnant adolescents recruited from six governmental primary health care clinics in Palestine. Participants were randomly allocated in equal numbers to either the control group (n = 29), which received routine care, or the experimental group (n = 29), which received both routine care and the study program. Data collection instruments included a demographic form and the WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQoL-BREF). Data were collected twice: at 32 or 33 weeks' gestation to establish a baseline and at 36 or 37 weeks' gestation post-test. Statistical analyses were performed and included descriptive statistics, chi-square and t-tests.

Results

The study findings indicated a significant increase in the mean quality of life scores of the experimental group in the post-test compared to the pre-test (P < 0.001). Additionally, pregnant adolescents in the experimental group demonstrated significantly higher post-test QoL scores than those in the control group (P < 0.001).

Conclusion

The nurse-led family empowerment program emerges as a viable and efficacious alternative intervention for improving the quality of life among Palestinian pregnant adolescents.

 

Title

Int J Gynecol Obstet.

Publisher

International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics

Publisher Country

United Kingdom

Indexing

Scopus

Impact Factor

5.8

Publication Type

Online only

Volume

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Year

2024

Pages

1-8