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This non-randomized controlled quasi-experimental study evaluates the effectiveness of an integrated medical-surgical and physiotherapy community-based care model for pregnant women with chronic diseases. Eligible pregnant women aged 18 years or older and enrolled before 20 weeks of gestation are allocated to either an intervention group receiving coordinated multidisciplinary care plus individualized physiotherapy or a control group receiving standard antenatal care. The intervention includes standardized clinical pathways, care coordination, self-management education, community linkages, and physiotherapy exercises tailored to gestational age, chronic disease type, and baseline functional assessment. Outcomes are assessed at baseline, delivery, and 6 weeks postpartum and include maternal complications, neonatal outcomes, quality of life, treatment adherence, patient satisfaction, healthcare utilization, and maternal physical-function indicators.
Pregnant women with chronic diseases are at increased risk of maternal and neonatal complications. The study tests whether a coordinated care model that integrates medical, surgical, nursing, community-based and physiotherapy services improves outcomes compared with standard fragmented care. Participants in the intervention arm receive multidisciplinary coordination, evidence-based chronic-disease management protocols, self-management support, antenatal education, postnatal follow-up, community linkages, and individualized physiotherapy. Physiotherapy includes baseline assessment of pain, mobility, postural alignment, core strength, pelvic-floor function, and disease-specific safety monitoring. Exercise components include moderate-intensity aerobic training, low-load resistance training, core stabilization, postural training, pelvic-floor muscle training, breathing/relaxation techniques, pelvic tilt exercises, and home exercise. Participants in the control arm receive routine antenatal care without the formal integrated model. Assessments occur at enrollment (T0), delivery (T1), and 6 weeks postpartum (T2).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Integrated Medical-Surgical and Physiotherapy Community-Based Care Model | Experimental | This group receives the Integrated Medical-Surgical and Physiotherapy Community-Based Care Model. The model includes: A structured physiotherapy program individualized according to gestational age, chronic disease type, and baseline assessment findings. Exercises such as aerobic, resistance, posture correction, core stabilization, pelvic floor muscle training, and breathing exercises. Aimed at enhancing maternal functional status, reducing complications, and improving healthcare quality. |
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| Standard antenatal Care | Active Comparator | This group receives Standard Care without the addition of physiotherapy. The care model is focused on routine antenatal care for pregnant women with chronic diseases, without the structured physiotherapy interventions. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Physiotherapy-based Care | Device |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Healthcare Quality: | This outcome assesses the improvement in the overall quality of healthcare provided to pregnant women with chronic diseases after participating in the integrated care model.Healthcare quality was evaluated using questionnaires and possibly clinical records, focusing on the general effectiveness of the intervention. | Pre-test (baseline) and post-test (6 weeks postpartum) |
| Maternal Complications | The occurrence of pregnancy-related complications in women with chronic diseases was monitored.Complications were tracked and compared between the intervention and control groups, with a focus on any reduction in health risks. | Pre-test (baseline) and post-test (6 weeks postpartum) |
| Patient Satisfaction | This outcome measures how satisfied the pregnant women were with the care model they received.Patient satisfaction was evaluated using structured questionnaires that assessed their overall experience with the intervention. | Pre-test (baseline) and post-test (6 weeks postpartum) |
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| Physical Health and Maternal Outcomes: | This assesses the improvements in physical health for pregnant women, such as increased physical fitness, reduced pain, and better functionality due to the physiotherapy program.Physical health may have been evaluated through subjective self-reports or objective measures, such as range of motion or strength, based on the physiotherapy exercises. | Pre-test (baseline) and post-test (6 weeks postpartum) |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
18 years
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Sinai university | Cairo | 44511 | Egypt |
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| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
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| D035061 | Control Groups |
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| D015340 | Epidemiologic Research Design |
| D004812 | Epidemiologic Methods |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
| D012107 | Research Design |
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"Participants were allocated to either the intervention group (integrated physiotherapy care model) or the control group (standard care) to assess healthcare quality, complications, and patient satisfaction."
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"No blinding was used for participants, care providers, or investigators."
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| control group | Other | The participants in the control group received the usual routine antenatal care without the added physiotherapy program. The focus was on the management of chronic diseases during pregnancy but did not include the structured exercise regimen provided to the intervention group. |
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| D008722 | Methods |