The effect of individual counseling initiative with the stage of change modelon the weight management of infertile women

Aim: Evaluate the effect of individual counseling with The Stage of Change Model on weight management of infertile women. Methods: This study design consists of two phases: Consultation and Monitoring Phase. The population of this study consisted of 600 women who were applied to İzmir Tepecik Ege Maternity and Gynecology Education Research Hospital IVF Center for treatment between 01.01.2018-01.01.2019. 146 infertile women identified who applied applied to the clinic between 04.01.2019-22.03.2019. The study was completed with voluntary 104 infertile women, 51 of whom were in theinterventiongroupand 53 of whom control group. The Stage Of Change Model based individual counseling program was given to intervention group and routine follow-up was given to the control group. SPSS 22.0 statistical package program was used to evaluate the data. Results: The last monitoring compared to first monitoring of infertile women in the intervention group showed a significant decrease in anthropometric measurements (p=0.000) and statistically significant difference was observed (p=0.000). The last monitoring compared to first monitoring there was an increase in daily milk, vegetable and fruit consumption and decrease in meat, sugar, fat, cereal, bread group consumption and daily energy intake in the intervention group (p=0.000). Infertile women in the intervention group showed a significant increase in the last monitoring compared to first monitoring at walking physical activity score, moderate physical activity score and total physical activity score. The duration of sitting time; decreased significantly at the last monitoring compared to first monitoring (p=0.000). In the first monitoring; there was no statistically significant difference between physical activity and nutritional behaviors of infertile women in the intervention and control groups (p>0.05) while there was statistically significant difference mid and last monitoring (p=0.000). Conclusion: The individual counseling intervention based on the stage of change model for weight management has led to healthy behavioral changes on physical activity and nutritional habits in infertile women; and also positive changes of anthropometric measurements, regular physical activity habits, healthy and adequate nutrition behaviors were gained.