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Department of Health Psychology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran , m_agah@pnu.ac.ir
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Background: Preeclampsia is the most common clinical complication during pregnancy, and its important complications include damage to liver enzymes, blood pressure, and anxiety. Despite the existence of numerous treatments to reduce the biological and psychological complications of preeclampsia, there is a research gap regarding the efficacy of combined healthy lifestyle and mindfulness training in improving the biological and psychological complications of women with this disease.
Aims: The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of healthy lifestyle education combined with mindfulness on improving liver enzymes, blood pressure, and anxiety in pregnant women at risk of preeclampsia.
Methods: The method of this study was a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test with a control group and a one and a half month follow-up. The statistical population of the study included all women with preeclampsia who in the year 2024 referred to this clinic after being called by the Tolo Salamat Center in Tehran and expressed their willingness to cooperate, to select a statistical sample using purposive sampling, 30 people were selected from among them. Then, these people were randomly assigned to two experimental (15 people) and control (15 people) groups. Research data were also collected using the Health Anxiety Questionnaire (Salkovskis et al., 2002). Liver enzyme levels were also measured through a fasting blood test, and blood pressure was measured using a mercury or digital sphygmomanometer under the supervision of a gynecologist. The experimental group underwent a healthy lifestyle education program with mindfulness (an 8-session program, each session lasting 90 minutes). Also, to analyze the research data, the variance analysis with repeated measurements and SPSS-25 software were used.
Results: The results showed that healthy lifestyle education combined with mindfulness was effective in improving liver enzymes and blood pressure and reducing anxiety in pregnant women at risk of preeclampsia (P< 0.05). The results also indicated that the effect of the educational intervention used in the follow-up phase remained stable (P< 0.05).
Conclusion: The results of the study indicated the efficacy of lifestyle education combined with mindfulness on biological and psychological indicators of pregnant women at risk of preeclampsia. According to the findings of the present study, it is suggested that healthy lifestyle education combined with mindfulness be considered as part of psychological care for pregnant women with preeclampsia.
Aims: The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of healthy lifestyle education combined with mindfulness on improving liver enzymes, blood pressure, and anxiety in pregnant women at risk of preeclampsia.
Methods: The method of this study was a quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test with a control group and a one and a half month follow-up. The statistical population of the study included all women with preeclampsia who in the year 2024 referred to this clinic after being called by the Tolo Salamat Center in Tehran and expressed their willingness to cooperate, to select a statistical sample using purposive sampling, 30 people were selected from among them. Then, these people were randomly assigned to two experimental (15 people) and control (15 people) groups. Research data were also collected using the Health Anxiety Questionnaire (Salkovskis et al., 2002). Liver enzyme levels were also measured through a fasting blood test, and blood pressure was measured using a mercury or digital sphygmomanometer under the supervision of a gynecologist. The experimental group underwent a healthy lifestyle education program with mindfulness (an 8-session program, each session lasting 90 minutes). Also, to analyze the research data, the variance analysis with repeated measurements and SPSS-25 software were used.
Results: The results showed that healthy lifestyle education combined with mindfulness was effective in improving liver enzymes and blood pressure and reducing anxiety in pregnant women at risk of preeclampsia (P< 0.05). The results also indicated that the effect of the educational intervention used in the follow-up phase remained stable (P< 0.05).
Conclusion: The results of the study indicated the efficacy of lifestyle education combined with mindfulness on biological and psychological indicators of pregnant women at risk of preeclampsia. According to the findings of the present study, it is suggested that healthy lifestyle education combined with mindfulness be considered as part of psychological care for pregnant women with preeclampsia.
Keywords: healthy lifestyle, mindfulness, liver enzymes, blood pressure, anxiety, pregnant women at risk of preeclampsia.
Type of Study: Research |
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Received: 2025/07/26 | Accepted: 2025/09/30 | Published: 2026/03/21
Received: 2025/07/26 | Accepted: 2025/09/30 | Published: 2026/03/21
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