Effect of Spouses’ Educational Program on Quality of Life of their Pregnant Wives

Abstract

Background and purpose: Expectant fathers are directly associated with the quality of life of their wives during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of an educational program held for husbands on quality of life in pregnant women. Materials and methods: A clinical trial was conducted in expectant fathers whose wives attended Mashhad Shariati Hospital, 2016. Convenient sampling was done and the subjects were selected based on the study’s inclusion criteria. They were assigned into either an experimental group (n=31) or a control group (n=30). The educational program was held in three sessions and the main topics included physical, and psychological problems, and nutritional needs associated with pregnancy. No intervention was done in the control group. Women's quality of life was measured before and then a month after the intervention. Data was analyzed by Variance, mean, t-test, and Fisher test. Results: The educational program increased the total score for quality of life in intervention group (506.9±44.5 vs. 538.9±27.7, p‹0.001). Conclusion: Educational program held for expectant fathers could increase the quality of life in pregnant women.

Keywords

• pregnancy
• pregnant women
• quality of life
• spouses
• training