Objectives: The object of this study is to create and put into place a psychological support intervention including three components (support, educational and cognitive) for women who have suffered a miscarriage.
Patients and methods: One hundred and thrity-four women participated in the study: 66 composed the "immediate intervention" group (II) and 68 the "differed intervention" (DI) group. All participants completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R) and the Texas Grief Inventory (TGI) at 3 and 10 weeks as well as 6 months following study enrollment.
Results: Results at 3 weeks show a significant difference between the groups for both anxiety and event impact.
Conclusion: In terms of prevention, the brief early intervention tested in this study appears to be particularly pertinent following miscarriage.
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