NCT05031130

Effects of Empowerment Program Integrated With Family Support on Maternal Self-esteem and Quality of Life Among Palestinian Pregnant Adolescents

The Effects of Empowerment Program Integrated With Family Support on Maternal Self-Esteem and Quality of Life Among Pregnant Adolescents in Palestine: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 71 (actual)
• Sponsor: Prince of Songkla University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 15 Years – 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Adolescent pregnancy leads to increase risks and complications for the adolescent mother and her newborn. This study aims to examine the effects of empowerment program integrated with family support on maternal self-esteem and quality of life among Palestinian pregnant adolescents. A randomized controlled single-blind trial, pretest-posttest controlled group design will be conducted with 62 participants ( control group =31, experimental group = 31). Research instruments will include the instruments for data collection, instruments for research intervention, and control instruments for intervention evaluation. The instruments for data collection will be consists of a demographic data form, Maternal Self-Report Inventory (MSRI), and WHO quality of life-BREF (WHOQoL-BREF, 1997). The empowerment program integrated with family support will be the research intervention instruments and included five steps; step 1: building relationships and creating collaboration, step 2: discovering reality, step 3: critical reflection, step 4: taking charge, and step 5: holding on. Control instruments through Family Support Questionnaire (FSQ) will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention program. Data will be analyzed using mean and standard deviations, frequency distribution, percentage, and chi-square test, and t-test. This program is expected to guide nurses to empower pregnant adolescents in enhancing maternal self-esteem and improve their quality of life.

Conditions

• Pregnant Adolescents

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Empowered program integrated with family support	The empowered program integrated with family support is an intervention consisted of five steps that will be given when pregnant adolescents on gestational age 32 or 33 weeks the second meeting will be when the pregnant adolescents on gestational age 34 or 35 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-09-29
• Primary completion: 2022-06-20
• Completion: 2022-08-22
• First posted: 2021-09-01
• Last updated: 2023-11-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Palestinian Territories