VSIT group
depression, bleeding, anxiety, abortion
PRETERM DELIVERY, SECONDARY, BLEEDING
Intervention VSIT group subjects received six sessions of virtual SIT treatment simultaneously. Virtual group meetings were held on WhatsApp messenger through which podcasts [consultant’s voice messages], videos, similar examples in PDF format and relaxation audio files were sent. To receive a consultation, the first researcher contacted participants individually every week for at least 30 min.During the week, a supportive voice message was prepared and sent to subjects to maintain contact with them. Furthermore, the first researcher contacted both groups weekly to prevent sample loss. All study subjects completed the BSI-18, NuPDQ-17 and PSS-14 questionnaires after six weeks of intervention. The primary outcomes of this intervention were anxiety, depression and pregnancy-specific stress and the secondary outcome was perceived stress. In the semi-attendance intervention group, two patients were excluded due to abortion and severe bleeding and six patients withdrew from the study due to reluctance to continue treatment. One and two patients were excluded from the virtual intervention group due to preterm delivery and abortion respectively. Moreover, five participants withdrew from the study due to unwillingness to continue treatment. Finally, 80 patients were analyzed (Fig. Flow-Chart of the Participants