Conroy Carmen, Jain Tanya, Lin Tuo, Mody Sheila K
School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
Department of Biostatistics, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle). 2024 Mar 27;5(1):268-275. doi: 10.1089/whr.2023.0132. eCollection 2024.
The use of a peer support person as an intervention for early pregnancy loss (EPL) is not well studied. In addition, limited literature exists regarding the type of support patients need when experiencing EPL. The objective of this study is to quantify interest in a peer EPL support person intervention, to assess the types of support desired following EPL, and to investigate if there is an association between self-compassion or resilience and coping ability post-EPL.
We conducted a cross-sectional, web-based survey with 110 individuals who experienced EPL in the past 2 years. Questions explored interest in a peer EPL support person and different types of support, as well as perceived self-compassion and resilience. Analyses of variance were used to test if interest in the peer support intervention and in different types of support varied by demographics, while linear regression modeling was used to test the relationship between self-compassion, resilience, and coping ability.
Nearly all participants (98.2%, = 108) were interested in peer support. The majority (31.8%, = 35) of participants prioritized informational and educational support at the time of their EPL and in the months following. There was a positive relationship between self-compassion scores and ability to cope with EPL ( = 0.2) and between resilience scores and coping ability ( < 0.05).
Almost all participants were interested in a peer support person for coping with EPL. Given the types of support participants identified in this study, a peer support person may provide emotional and informational support as well as resilience training.
使用同伴支持者作为早期妊娠丢失（EPL）的一种干预措施尚未得到充分研究。此外，关于患者在经历EPL时所需支持类型的文献有限。本研究的目的是量化对同伴EPL支持人员干预的兴趣，评估EPL后所需的支持类型，并调查自我同情或心理韧性与EPL后应对能力之间是否存在关联。
我们对110名在过去2年中经历过EPL的个体进行了一项基于网络的横断面调查。问题涉及对同伴EPL支持人员的兴趣和不同类型的支持，以及感知到的自我同情和心理韧性。方差分析用于检验对同伴支持干预和不同类型支持的兴趣是否因人口统计学特征而异，而线性回归模型用于检验自我同情、心理韧性和应对能力之间的关系。
几乎所有参与者（98.2%，n = 108）都对同伴支持感兴趣。大多数参与者（31.8%，n = 35）在EPL时及之后的几个月里将信息和教育支持列为优先事项。自我同情得分与应对EPL的能力之间存在正相关（r = 0.2），心理韧性得分与应对能力之间也存在正相关（p < 0.05）。
几乎所有参与者都对同伴支持人员帮助应对EPL感兴趣。鉴于本研究中参与者确定的支持类型，同伴支持人员可以提供情感和信息支持以及心理韧性训练。
