Guided Imagery on the Perceived Stress Level in High-Risk Pregnancies

Effect of the Practice of Guided Imagery on the Perceived Stress Level in High-Risk Pregnancies: Randomized Single-Blind Trial

This research was conducted to identify the effect of the practice of Guided Imagery on the perceived stress level in high-risk pregnancies.

Designed as a prospective randomized single-blind trial, the research was performed with the participation of a total of 128 women who had high-risk pregnancies and received inpatient treatment on 1 February - 1 May 2021 at the perinatology service of a maternity and children's hospital located in the Anatolian side of Istanbul province of Turkey (64 pregnant women in the experimental group, 64 pregnant women in the control group).

Inclusion Criteria:• Having a high-risk pregnancy

• Being aged 18 years or above
• Agreeing to participate in the study
• Being literate in Turkish

Exclusion Criteria:

• The pregnant women who voluntarily wanted to leave the research at any stage after being included in the study, could not communicate verbally, had a visual or hearing disorder, and were previously diagnosed with a psychiatric disease were excluded from the research