Effect of Health Promotion Model and Self-Determination Theory Based Intervention on Preeclampsia Prevention among Pregnant Women at Beni-Suef Governorate

Kamal Helmy, Hanaa; El -Sayed Ibrahim, Rasha

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2020.156267

Effect of Health Promotion Model and Self-Determination Theory Based Intervention on Preeclampsia Prevention among Pregnant Women at Beni-Suef Governorate

Authors

¹ Assistant Professor at Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Beni- Suef University, Egypt

² Lecturer at Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Beni- Suef University, Egypt

10.21608/ejhc.2020.156267

Abstract

Pre-eclampsia is the greatest common hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, It is a major cause of
maternal mortality and morbidity, preterm birth, intrauterine growth restriction, and perinatal death
worldwide. It has been predictable that preeclampsia complicates 2-8% of pregnancies globally, and
is considered to be the third cause of maternal death. Aim of this study was to determine the effect
of the health promotion model and self-determination theory-based intervention on preeclampsia
prevention among pregnant women. Subjects and method: A quasi-experimental design was
conducted at the antenatal clinic at Beni-Suef University Hospital, Egypt. A purposive sample of
60 pregnant women was included in the study, they were divided into study and control groups from
June 2019, until December 2019. Tools: Data were collected through three main tools: A Structured
interviewing questionnaire, The questions about pre-eclampsia prevention knowledge, and the
health promotion model. Results: The results of this study revealed there was a significant
difference (p < 0.05) in all variables after the implementation of an intervention and the average score
of the various variables in the intervention group was greater than that of the control group < /div>
(p < 0.05). Conclusion: The application of the health promotion model and self-determination
theory-based intervention on preeclampsia prevention in pregnant women had an effective
improvement of pregnant women's knowledge change behavior, and dietary practices were also
improved in the study group compared to the control group. Recommendations: The intervention
of management of PE with the pregnancy based on HPM and self-determination theory should be
integrated into the ANC program at the study setting and similar ones

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