The Effect of Training Based on Pender's Health Promotion Model on Infertile Women’s Lifestyle and Self-Efficacy in the Preconception Period: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Background & aim: Infertility treatment provides a good opportunity for implementing preconception care. The current study aimed to evaluate the impact of training based on Pender's health promotion model on infertile women’s lifestyle and self-efficacy in the preconception period.Methods: This is a quasi-experimental study using a non-randomized, pre-test and post-test design with a control group. It was conducted in the in vitro fertilization unit of a teaching hospital in Istanbul, Turkey in ۲۰۲۲. Three training sessions were provided to the intervention group (n=۵۷) using Pender's health promotion model at the beginning and weeks ۴ and ۸ following intervention. The control group (n=۵۷) was provided routine standard care without any training. Data were collected at the beginning (pre-test) and week ۸ (post-test) using the demographic questionnaire, Healthy Lifestyle Behavior Scale, and Infertility Self-Efficacy Scale–Short Form. Data were analyzed with SPSS version ۲۴ using independent t-test, analysis of covariance, chi-square, and paired t-test.Results: After training, the average post-test HLSBS-II score of the intervention group (۱۵۲.۷۱±۲۲.۶۱) was revealed to be significantly higher than that of the control group (۱۳۳.۱۷±۲۰.۷۸) (F= ۱۸.۷۱۸, P<۰.۰۵). While the average pre-test and post-test TISE-SF scores did not differ in the intervention group after the training (t= ۰.۵۲۶, p>۰.۰۵), the average post-test score of the control group decreased significantly in comparison with the pre-test score (t= ۲.۹۵۱, P<۰.۰۵).Conclusion: It was found that training based on Pender's health promotion model positively affects infertile women’s lifestyle. Further studies are needed to examine self-efficacy following training in infertile women.

کلیدواژه ها:

Pender's health promotion model Infertility ، Preconception care ، lifestyle ، Self-efficacy