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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
71
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.
Shurouq Ghalib Qadous
Nablus, Palestinian Territories
Maternal Self-Esteem (MSE)
Used Maternal Self Report Inventory-Short Form (MSRI-SF)
Time frame: Measure MSE at 32 weeks gestation or 33 weeks gestation (Preintervention)
Quality of Life (QoL)
Used World Health Organization Quality of Life- BREF (WHOQoL-BREF)
Time frame: Measure QoL at 32 weeks gestation or 33 weeks gestation (Preintervention)
Maternal Self-Esteem (MSE)
Used Maternal Self Report Inventory-Short Form (MSRI-SF)
Time frame: Measure MSE at 36 weeks gestation or 37 weeks gestation (Postintervention)
Quality of Life (QoL)
Used World Health Organization Quality of Life- BREF (WHOQoL-BREF)
Time frame: Measure QoL at 36 weeks gestation or 37 weeks gestation (Postintervention)
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