Document Type : Original Research Article
Authors
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MSc in Midwifery, Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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a) Associate Professor, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran b) Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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a) Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran b) Assistant Professor, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
10.22038/jmrh.2024.73412.2143
Abstract
Background & aim: Endometriosis affects different aspects of women's life. Many women with endometriosis do not have social support. Family-centered empowerment model is one of the care models which its effect on perceived social support among women suffering from chronic diseases have been investigated less. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of education based on family-centered empowerment model on perceived social support in women with endometriosis.
Methods: This is a randomized clinical trial, which was conducted on 64 women with endometriosis reffered to the endometriosis clinic of a training Hospital in Mashhad, Iran between March 2022 and September 2023. Sampling was done using the random allocation block method. The intervention group received five 45–60-minute education sessions based on the family-centered empowerment model and a final assessment session over two weeks. Before, immediately and 6 weeks after the intervention, the Sherbon Stewart Social Support Questionnaire (MOS-SSS) was completed. Data analysis was done using independent t-test, paired t-test, Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon with SPSS software (version27).
Results: Before the intervention, the mean of the total score of perceived social support in the intervention and control group was not significantly different (P = 0.684). After the intervention, the total perceived social support score was 67.1 ± 11.08 in the intervention and 57.63 ± 16.31 in the control group, which showed a significant difference between the two groups (P = 0.008).
Conclusion: Education based on the family-centered empowerment model could be effective on perceived social support enhancement among women with endometriosis.
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