Health Care Utilization Clinical Trial
Official title:
The Effectiveness of Expressive Writing Intervention on the Psychological Wellness of the Mothers One Month After the Childbirth
NCT number | NCT04803344 |
Other study ID # | URomLS_2 |
Secondary ID | |
Status | Completed |
Phase | N/A |
First received | |
Last updated | |
Start date | April 1, 2019 |
Est. completion date | March 30, 2020 |
Verified date | March 2021 |
Source | University of Roma La Sapienza |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
This pilot study aims to evaluate the effects of an expressive writing intervention on a sample of new mothers after the childbirth on the psychological health and on the healthcare costs. The mothers were evaluated also in a follow-up one month after the end of the expressive writing intervention.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 41 |
Est. completion date | March 30, 2020 |
Est. primary completion date | March 30, 2020 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | Female |
Age group | 18 Years to 45 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - age > 18 years - > 6 months of pregnancy - no medical complications during pregnancy Exclusion Criteria: - medical complication during pregnancy - no comprehension of Italian language |
Country | Name | City | State |
---|---|---|---|
Italy | Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Sapienza University | Rome |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of Roma La Sapienza |
Italy,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Health-related quality of life | In order to evaluate the Health-related quality of life, the 12-Item Short Form Health Survey was used. This standardized questionnaire is composed by 12 items selected from SF-36 and produces two summaries, physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) scale (Brazier and Roberts, 2004). | Before (T0) and after the writing intervention (T1) and at the follow-up (T2). The outcome assessment lasts about 1 hour | |
Primary | Anxiety | In order to evaluate the levels of anxiety, the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI-Y, (Spielberger, 1983; Spielberger et al., 1970) was used. It is a self-report questionnaire developed to evaluate both state and trait anxiety, respectively a transitory emotional state and a personality trait considered relatively stable. | Before (T0) and after the writing intervention (T1) and at the follow-up (T2). The outcome assessment lasts about 1 hour | |
Primary | Depression | In order to evaluate the levels of depression, The 13-item short form of Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II) was used. | Before (T0) and after the writing intervention (T1) and at the follow-up (T2). The outcome assessment lasts about 1 hour | |
Primary | Healthcare spending | In order to test the healthcare spending to all participants were asked (through a specific questionnaire built ad hoc for the specific situation) the number of medical visits, the number of hospitalizations, the number of admissions to emergency room for acute episodes, the number of hospitalizations stay days in the last year. The study hypothesized a lower number of medical visits, hospitalization's days and admissions to emergency room for those mothers who performed the expressive writing task. | Before (T0) and after the writing intervention (T1) and at the follow-up (T2). The outcome assessment lasts about 1 hour | |
Primary | Stress | In order to test the stress levels, the Valutazione Rapida dello stress (VRS) was used. The VRS is rapid self-assessment rating scale for measure of percieved stress. This scale is composed of 15 items and five areas: anxiety, depression, somatization, aggressiveness, and social support. The social support scale measures the percieved lack of social support (Tarsitani and Biondi, 1999). | Before (T0) and after the writing intervention (T1) and at the follow-up (T2). The outcome assessment lasts about 1 hour |
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