Impact of PLISSIT-Based Counseling on Health-Related Lifestyle Behaviors After Abortion: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Research Abstract

Background: Lifestyle counseling after abortion is essential, as it helps mitigate the heightened risk of severe complications faced by women. Effective guidance in areas such as nutrition, sleep, family planning, sexual changes, exercise, and daily activities is vital for reducing complications and improving overall lifestyle. Aim: The current study was conducted to evaluate the impact of counseling based on PLISSIT model on women’s total life style after abortion. Subjects & Methods: Design: it is a quasi-experimental pre–post study. Sample & Settings: A convenient sample of 92 women who had abortions affiliated obstetrics & gynecology unit at Beni-Suef University Hospital. Tools: (1) A Structured Interview Questionnaire. (2) Women's lifestyle after abortion. (3) Supportive material (Arabic booklet). (4) Post-Abortion Counseling Based on the PLISSIT Model. Results: The mean personal a habit pretest was 11.08±8.01 that improved to 20.59±5.85 posttest, 77.2% & 45.7% of the studied women had unhealthy lifestyle & always saw social media useless regarding abortion pretest, respectively, which improved posttest to 13%. & 14.1 posttest. There was a statistically significant improvement among the studied women regarding mean of Lifestyle sub-items after abortion posttest (p value ≤0.01). Conclusion: There was a statistically significant improvement among the studied women regarding total lifestyle after abortion and the impact of social networking sites on women after the abortion posttest as well. Women’s sociodemographic characteristics did not have any effect on their lifestyle, neither pre-counselling nor post- counselling. Recommendations: Enhancement of nursing rule as nurses may ask about the women's intentions for upcoming pregnancies and keep an eye on the family planning readiness.

Research Keywords

Impact, Counseling, PLISSIT Model, Women’s Lifestyle, Abortion