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. 2022 Jun 20;9:886679. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.886679

Table 2.

A summary of the findings of the included studies.

First
author
Year Country Type
of study
Number of
participants
Mean age
intervention
(±SD)
Hypertensive
disorder of
pregnancy
Educational
intervention
type
The time of
intervention
Association of educational
intervention on knowledge about hypertensive disorders
of pregnancy
Obstetrics
outcome
overall
Obstetrics
outcome
(intervenrion)
(±SD)
Obstetrics
outcome
(control)
(±SD)
P -value Non
obstetrics
outcome
Obstetrics
outcome
(intervenrion)
(±SD)
Obstetrics
outcome
(control)
(±SD)
P -value Reference
Parsa 2019 Iran RCT 108 27.93±5.1 Pre-
eclampsia
A mobile-based educational application 12 weeks Yes Knowledge about the symptoms, signs and complications
of preeclampsia increased and adverse effects
were reduced.
HDP Knowledge score:
Before: 14.84±17.55
After: 78.08
±14.19
HDPKnowledge score:
Before:
14.56±17.55
After:
15.75±19.49
0.94 A mobile-based educational application improved health recovery and managing the condition, enhanced participation in preventive behaviors. No statistics reported No statistics reported No statistics reported (11)
Gingras-Charland 2018 Canada RCT 362 28.9±.6 Pre-
eclampsia
An informative pamphlet, a video, and a pictographic magnet 4 weeks Yes Significant increase in knowledge about risk factors, symptoms, complications for the fetus or newborn and complications for mother and treatments. HDPKnowledge scores:
70.1±19.2
HDPKnowledge scores:
51.1±23.4
<0.001 Educational intervention raised satisfaction
and had no significant effects on the level of anxiety.
Anxiety: 2.40 ± 1.07 Satisfaction : 5.1±0.7 Anxiety: 2.53 ± 0.95
Satisfaction: between 1.7 and 3.8
P-values
Anxiety:
<0.001
satisfaction: 0.007
(24)
Yuan P 2018 China RCT 90 34.4±4.3 Gestational hypertensive disease Prenatal health education and nutrition interventions (More emphasis is placed on using interpretative, encouraging, persuasive language to explain relevant knowledge to patients and clarify their necessity.) Not reported Yes Systolic and
diastolic blood pressure decreased significantly and adverse consequences
were reduced.
Systolic blood pressure: 134±3
Diastolic blood pressure:
83±2
Systolic blood pressure: 148±5
Diastolic blood pressure:
95±1
P < 0.05 Prenatal health education and nutrition interventions caused weight gain of
pregnant women, raised satisfaction, maintained personal health, improved comfort and prognosis and quality of life.
weight gain:
Low level: 3(6.7%)
Normal level: 40(88.9%)
High level: 2(4.4%)
Satisfaction: 93.3%
weight gain:
Low level: 10(22.2%)
Normal level:
24(53.3%)
High level:
11(24.4%)
Satisfaction
71.1%
P-values
(weight and satisfaction) <0.05
(25)
K. Alnuaim 2020 Jordan RCT 113 29.87 Pre- eclampsia An interventional programabout preeclampsia on high-risk preeclampsia Jordanian women's awareness and pregnancy outcomes (using PowerPoint and a data show projector using interactive images and conversation to educate participants in each group about the selected topics) 12 weeks Yes Promote Apgar score/ significant decrease in diastolic blood pressure/ no significant differences in terms of gestational age, newborn weight, systolic blood pressure, mode of birth, NICU admission, mother newborn status (dead or alive) and the final diagnosis/ improve awareness about preeclampsia complication, risk factors, signs and symptoms, prevention, management and preeclampsia definition/ better perfusion and performance of placentas. Apgar score
(1st min): 6.82± 1.42
Apgar score(5th min):8.32±0.95
systolic blood pressure: 116 ±18.8
diastolic blood pressure: 74 ±11.4
Apgar score(1st min): 6.05±1.63
Apgar score(5th min): 7.82 ±1.31
systolic blood pressure: 117 ±19.2
diastolic blood pressure: 79±13.1
p-value apgar score(1st min): 0.008
p-value apgar(5 st min): 0.024
p-value systolic blood pressure : 0.942
p-value diastolic blood pressure : 0.019
Total awareness increased significantly in interventional group Total awareness:
Before: 13.228±5.19
After: 27.122 ± 4.157
Total awareness:
Before: 11.267 ±9.27
After: 11.5 ± 8.115
P-value (total awareness)= 0.00 (26)
Nadine Sauvé, MD 2008 Canada RCT 100 29.71 Pre- eclampsia Educational pamphlet Not reported Yes Significant increase in knowledge about risk factors, symptoms, fetal complications, maternal complications and treatment. Knowledge about fetal complications: 94%
Knowledge about Maternal complications of death : 84%
Knowledge about delivery treatment : 90%
Knowledge about Antihypertensive: 84%
Knowledge about fetal complications: 86%
Knowledge about Maternal complications of death 41%
Knowledge about delivery treatment : 78%
Knowledge about Antihypertensive: 78%
P-value fetal complications : 0.19
p-value Knowledge about Maternal complications of death : <0.01
p-value Knowledge about delivery treatment : 0.09
p-value Knowledge about Antihypertensive: 0.39
Educational pamphlet decreased level of anxiety about baby's health, increased level of anxiety about mother's health, raised satisfaction. Anxiety field of mother's health: 3.90
Anxiety field of baby's physical health: 4.70
Anxiety field of mother's health: 3.73
Anxiety field of baby's physical health: 4.87
p-value Mother's health: 0.54
p-value Baby's physical health: 0.52
(27)
Maria Parfenova, MD 2020 Canada RCT 137 30.9 preeclampsia, eclampsia, gestational hypertension, and pre-existing hypertension educational pamphlet 68 weeks Yes Knowledge about risk for future
pregnancy improved and global knowledge
score raised.
Global knowledge score (before): 69.4%
Global knowledge
score (after 1 months) :88.2%
Knowledge about future pregnancy (before): 64.6%
Knowledge about future pregnancy (after 1 months): 87.6%
Global knowledge score (before): 71.4%
Global knowledge score (after 1 months) : 71.3%
Knowledge about future pregnancy (before): 65.9%
Knowledge about future pregnancy (after 1 months): 67.9%
P-value Global knowledge <0.0001 Educational pamphlet improved knowledge about risk for future health, increased risk perception of heart disease, but no difference for hypertension or stroke, raised satisfaction and had no effect on the level of anxiety. Knowledge about risk perception of heart disease (before) : 4.0 ± 0.78
Knowledge about risk perception of heart disease (after): 4.3 ± 0.94
satisfaction:
5.6 ± 0.66
Anxiety (before): 3.7 ± 1.0
Anxiety (after): 3.8 ± 1.0
Knowledge about risk perception of heart disease (before) 3.9 ±1.14
Knowledge about risk perception of heart disease (after): 4.0 ± 0.97
satisfaction: 3.6 ± 1.33
Anxiety (before): 3.9 ± 1.1
Anxiety (after): 4.0 ± 1.0
p-value increased risk perception of heart disease: 0.036 p-value satisfiction < 0.0001 p-value anxiety : 0.6746 (28)