The Effect of Stress Ball Intervention During Non-Stress Test on Anxiety and Fetal Well-Being in High-Risk Pregnancy
The Effect of Stress Ball Intervention During Non-Stress Test on Anxiety and Fetal Well-Being in Women With High-risk Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Study
Hümeyra TÜLEK DENİZ
86 participants
Mar 13, 2024
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
This research will be conducted to determine the effect of stress ball intervention during NST on anxiety and fetal well-being in high-risk pregnant women. Women with high-risk pregnancies randomly assigned to intervention (n=43) and control (n=43) groups at a state and a faculty hospital in Turkey will be included in the study. Pregnant women in the intervention group will be told to squeeze and release the ball once after counting to three, to inhale each time they press the ball, to exhale when they relax their grip and to focus only on the ball. Pregnant women will be instructed to continue this practice throughout the NST procedure (approximately 20 minutes). Pregnant women in the control group will not receive any intervention other than routine hospital care during the NST procedure. Data on anxiety and fetal well-being outcomes will be collected before and after NST.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria9
- Volunteering to participate in the research,
- Being over 18 years of age,
- Having a medically diagnosed risky condition during pregnancy (diabetes, hypertension, the threat of premature birth, eclampsia, etc.)
- Compliance with at least one of the criteria in the "Ministry of Health Pregnancy Risk Assessment Form" in the evaluation of "Current Pregnancy" (Table 1)
- Being at or above the 32nd week of pregnancy,
- Having a single living fetus,
- Having eaten at least two hours before the NST procedure,
- Not having smoked or consumed alcohol at least two hours before the NST procedure,
- Knowing how to read and write Turkish.
Exclusion Criteria7
- Deceleration or uterine contraction during NST,
- Presence of cardiovascular disease in the fetus,
- Presence of fetal distress,
- Presence of fetal anomaly,
- According to the physician, urgent intervention is needed,
- Having a diagnosed psychiatric disease,
- Having a visual, hearing, speaking, physical or mental disability.
Interventions
The stress ball has a soft plastic or silicone structure that can be held comfortably. Each ball is approximately 6 cm in diameter, in different colors, and is a soft toy that can be squeezed and manipulated with fingers to relieve stress and muscle tension and exercise the muscles (Apaydin Cirik et al., 2023). Squeezing a stress ball is a distraction and relaxation method. It is thought that squeezing a stress ball may be advantageous for reducing anxiety, considering its reliability, easy accessibility, effectiveness, low cost, sustainability, non-pharmacological and non-invasive properties.
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NCT06302010