Table 5 Themes, category, and codes of worries of women with TA extracted from the data analysis (views of key informants)
Themes | Category | Final codes | Frequencies |
|---|---|---|---|
The causes of the worries based on the views of key informants | Insufficient personal support | The possibility of complete abortion and loss of pregnancy | 9 |
lack of correct information about abortion | 8 | ||
living in hard-to-reach areas and far from medical centers | 8 | ||
costs and lack of insurance in Healthcare Services | 16 | ||
disruption of marital relations and loss of life | 4 | ||
worry about frequent examinations and examinations with a speculum | 10 | ||
history of abortion | 8 | ||
concern about life-threatening side effects for the mother | 10 | ||
age under 18 years and over 40 years of the pregnant mother | 8 | ||
lower education | 10 | ||
General problems and society | Unavailability of doctors and diagnostic facilities | 6 | |
Inadequate medical facilities and hospital equipment such as cerclage thread | 12 | ||
Lack of additional and specific insurance for pregnant women threatened with abortion. | 16 | ||
Strategies of coping with worries based on the view of key Informants | Psychoeducation of the women | Holding training classes from the beginning of pregnancy or even at the beginning of marriage | 10 |
Follow-up psychiatric consultation | 4 | ||
Holding psychotherapy sessions | 14 | ||
Complete, accurate, and timely explanations about the current condition of the patient | 13 | ||
Holding online therapy sessions | 6 | ||
Reassurance | 12 | ||
Education and awareness to the family and Wife | 15 | ||
Explanations about not threatening the mother's own life | 8 | ||
Patients support | Establishing medical allowances | 12 | |
Having supplementary insurances | 12 | ||
Paying attention to psychological issues along with physical issues | 16 | ||
Appropriate treatment measures such as prescribing medicine and cerclage | 10 | ||
Supporting working mothers and giving them leave | 12 | ||
The need for ultrasound and 24-hour diagnostic procedures in the hospital | 16 | ||
Appropriate treatment and empathetic and psychological support | 15 | ||
Special attention to high-risk mothers | 8 | ||
Providing suitable hospitalization conditions with companionship | 9 |