Is integrating spirituality into postpartum care can improve the quality of life in women with preeclampsia

Background: Women with a history of preeclampsia frequently have a lower level of physical well-being and emotional problems. Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of integrating spirituality into postpartum care can improve the quality of life in women with preeclampsia. Methods: : This study was a randomized controlled clinical trial conducted on 40 women with preeclampsia. All eligible participants were allocated to two control and intervention groups using a random blocking method. Data were collected using Mother-Generated Index (MGI) in pre-intervention and six weeks later and analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, and independent t-tests. The significance level was p <0.05. Results: : The mean, Standard deviation (SD) of the total score of MGI before intervention in the counselling group was 5.35(1.09) which increased to 8.00(0.50) six weeks after intervention. In the control group, it was 5.81(0.97) before intervention and 6.69(1.37) six weeks after intervention. The difference between the two groups was statistically significant after the intervention based on an independent t-test (p=0.001).The mean (SD) of five subscales included Feelings towards herself, Feelings toward the child, Feelings toward her husband and others, Feelings toward sex, and Physical health status after intervention in the counselling group statistically significant increased compared to the control group(p>0.011). Conclusion: It can be concluded that spiritual counselling had a positive impact on improving the postpartum QoL of women with preeclampsia. Therefore, the integration of spiritual counselling with the educational content of postpartum care is recommended. Also, it can be used for planning suitable interventions among parturient women. Trial registration: The study was registered at the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials website and available via URL: https://en.irct.ir/user/trial/50832/viewThe Registration Number (IRCT Id) IRCT20150731023423N16 Registration date: 01/10/2020 Trial Id :50832