The Effectiveness of Expressive Writing on a Sample of New Mothers
NCT ID: NCT04803344
Last Updated: 2021-03-17
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
41 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-04-01
2020-03-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Psychological health is measured at three stages:
before intervention, at 8-9 months pregnant (T0); after intervention, from 1 week to 3 months after delivery (T1); and a follow-up after 1 to 3 months (T2). The assessment protocol consists of the Attachment Style Questionnaire (ASQ), the Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI), the Toronto Alexythimia Scale-20 (TAS-20), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-13), the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y), the Rating Scale For Rapid Stress Assessment (VRS) and the 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF-12). The healthcare costs are collected at baseline (T0) and follow-up (T2) with a survey created ad hoc, in which participants reported the number and the type of the medical examinations, hospitalisations, prescribed drugs etc. Social and personal data are collected from the first survey.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Experimental Group
After the childbirth, writing group participants has been asked to write for 3 consecutive days, 20 minutes each days, all the deepest emotions and feelings related to the pregnancy.
Expressive Writing tecnique
Expressive Writing (EW), is a simple, potentially inexpensive, therapeutic intervention which involves writing daily for 15-20 min over 3-4 consecutive days. EW can be completed at home without the need for facilitation, a specialist therapist or a dedicated facility.
Control Group
Neutral Writing
Participants were asked to write on neutral objects or events.
Interventions
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Expressive Writing tecnique
Expressive Writing (EW), is a simple, potentially inexpensive, therapeutic intervention which involves writing daily for 15-20 min over 3-4 consecutive days. EW can be completed at home without the need for facilitation, a specialist therapist or a dedicated facility.
Neutral Writing
Participants were asked to write on neutral objects or events.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* \> 6 months of pregnancy
* no medical complications during pregnancy
Exclusion Criteria
* no comprehension of Italian language
18 Years
45 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
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University of Roma La Sapienza
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Carlo Lai
Associate Professor
Principal Investigators
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Carlo Lai, Professor
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Sapienza university of Rome, Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies
Locations
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Department of Dynamic and Clinical Psychology, and Health Studies, Sapienza University
Rome, , Italy
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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URomLS_2
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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