A Hope-Fostering Counseling Program to Promote Psychological Well-being Among Post-Abortion Primigravida Mothers: A Pilot Intervention Development and Feasibility Study

March 18, 2026 updated by: Lina Badran, University of Jordan

The Effect of a Hope-Fostering Counseling Program on Psychological Well-Being Among Post-Abortion Primigravida Mothers.

This study aims to investigate the feasibility of a hope-fostering counseling program among post-abortion primigravida mothers. The counseling program is composed of 6 counseling sessions based on individualized discussion. The program's content was built on Snyder's hope theory.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This was a quasi-experimental study with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The researcher assessed the participants' psychological well-being using the Arabic version of the Ryff Psychological Well-Being Questionnaire (PWB-18) and assessed their hope level using the Arabic version of the Adult Dispositional Hope Scale (ADHS) three times across three sittings: at recruitment, after their first session, and at the end of the sixth session.

The counseling program was provided by a registered midwife who was qualified through a basic counseling course. Three sessions, the 1st, 3rd, and 5th sessions, were provided for the mothers at the midwife clinic in the selected healthcare centers, and three sessions were a phone calling module with the mothers.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

8

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Jordan
      • Amman, Jordan, 11831
        • Royal Medical Services and Jordanian Ministry of Health

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical diagnosis of missed or incomplete abortion for the first time with a low-risk pregnancy.
  • Proficiency in Arabic
  • A baseline ADHS score below 21 or a baseline PWB-18 score below 36 is required.
  • Willingness to participate and share personal experiences.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Clinical diagnosis with various types of abortion.
  • Mothers deemed mentally incompetent as documented in patient records.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: its one group pre-test post test design
Behavioral: Hope-Fostering Counseling Program
psychological intervention, based on Snyder's Hope theory, and included six counseling sessions over six weeks during the post-abortion period.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Arabic version of The Ryff's Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWB-18)
Time Frame: • Baseline. • 3rd Week. • 6th week.
PWB-18 consists of 18 items assessing psychological well-being over the previous four weeks across six subscales: autonomy, environmental mastery, self-acceptance, personal growth, positive relations, and purpose in life. Each subscale contains three items rated on a 1-6 Likert scale, which is a common rating system used in surveys where respondents indicate their level of agreement or frequency, with higher scores reflecting greater psychological well-being.
• Baseline. • 3rd Week. • 6th week.
The Arabic version of The Adult Dispositional Hope Scale (ADHS)
Time Frame: • Baseline. • 3rd Week. • 6th week.
ADHS measures hope with 12 items, including four distractor items. The scale evaluates two components, agency and pathways, each assessed by four items rated on a 1-8 Likert scale, with higher scores indicating greater hope.
• Baseline. • 3rd Week. • 6th week.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Jordan

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

  • The study protocol or results have not published yet

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 21, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

January 16, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

March 20, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 27, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 18, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

March 23, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 23, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 18, 2026

Last Verified

March 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • JUapp1991/2024/1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • ICF

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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