Research Article

The Effect of Education Given to Pregnant Women on Constipation-related Quality of Life and Severity of Constipation

Volume: 12 Number: 2 May 30, 2022
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The Effect of Education Given to Pregnant Women on Constipation-related Quality of Life and Severity of Constipation

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of education provided to pregnant women with complaints of constipation on their constipation-related quality of life and constipation severity.
Methods: This randomized controlled experimental study consisted of an intervention group (n:32) and a control group (n:32). The data were collected by using a Personal Information Form, the Constipation Severity Instrument and the Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life Questionnaire. In data analysis, frequency and percentage calculations, chi-squared, Student’s t-test or Mann-Whitney U test and Person’s correlation analysis were used.
Results: After the education, the pregnant women in the intervention group had a lower mean total PAC-QOL score (49.42±4.19) and a lower mean total CSI score (19.40±2.62) than those in the control group (respectively, 74.00±5.47; 39.45±3.21) (p<0.001). Accordingly, the pregnant women who received constipation education had fewer constipation symptoms and higher levels of constipation-related quality of life. It was determined among all participants that, as the severity of constipation symptoms decreased, their quality of life increased (p<0.01).
Conclusions: As a result of the education provided to the pregnant women experiencing complaints of constipation, the pregnant women’s constipation-related complaints significantly decreased, and their constipation-related quality of life increased. Nurses are recommended to provide pregnant women experiencing constipation with constipation-related evidence-based care and education.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

May 30, 2022

Submission Date

January 22, 2022

Acceptance Date

April 19, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 12 Number: 2

APA
Doğan Yüksekol, Ö., & Baltacı, N. (2022). The Effect of Education Given to Pregnant Women on Constipation-related Quality of Life and Severity of Constipation. Lokman Hekim Dergisi, 12(2), 382-389. https://doi.org/10.31020/mutftd.1061474
AMA
1.Doğan Yüksekol Ö, Baltacı N. The Effect of Education Given to Pregnant Women on Constipation-related Quality of Life and Severity of Constipation. Lokman Hekim Dergisi. 2022;12(2):382-389. doi:10.31020/mutftd.1061474
Chicago
Doğan Yüksekol, Özlem, and Nazlı Baltacı. 2022. “The Effect of Education Given to Pregnant Women on Constipation-Related Quality of Life and Severity of Constipation”. Lokman Hekim Dergisi 12 (2): 382-89. https://doi.org/10.31020/mutftd.1061474.
EndNote
Doğan Yüksekol Ö, Baltacı N (May 1, 2022) The Effect of Education Given to Pregnant Women on Constipation-related Quality of Life and Severity of Constipation. Lokman Hekim Dergisi 12 2 382–389.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Doğan Yüksekol and N. Baltacı, “The Effect of Education Given to Pregnant Women on Constipation-related Quality of Life and Severity of Constipation”, Lokman Hekim Dergisi, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 382–389, May 2022, doi: 10.31020/mutftd.1061474.
ISNAD
Doğan Yüksekol, Özlem - Baltacı, Nazlı. “The Effect of Education Given to Pregnant Women on Constipation-Related Quality of Life and Severity of Constipation”. Lokman Hekim Dergisi 12/2 (May 1, 2022): 382-389. https://doi.org/10.31020/mutftd.1061474.
JAMA
1.Doğan Yüksekol Ö, Baltacı N. The Effect of Education Given to Pregnant Women on Constipation-related Quality of Life and Severity of Constipation. Lokman Hekim Dergisi. 2022;12:382–389.
MLA
Doğan Yüksekol, Özlem, and Nazlı Baltacı. “The Effect of Education Given to Pregnant Women on Constipation-Related Quality of Life and Severity of Constipation”. Lokman Hekim Dergisi, vol. 12, no. 2, May 2022, pp. 382-9, doi:10.31020/mutftd.1061474.
Vancouver
1.Özlem Doğan Yüksekol, Nazlı Baltacı. The Effect of Education Given to Pregnant Women on Constipation-related Quality of Life and Severity of Constipation. Lokman Hekim Dergisi. 2022 May 1;12(2):382-9. doi:10.31020/mutftd.1061474

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