An interventional study of Progressive relaxation techniques and Benson relaxation techniques in Postpartum Disorder, sponsored by Riphah International University. Recruiting at 1 site in Pakistan. Open to female participants aged 20 Years to 40 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-06-14.
Sponsored by Riphah International University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The postpartum (or postnatal) period begins after childbirth and is typically considered to last for six weeks. Stress is considered a response to any stressor within external or internal milieu, to stay in an adaptive mode using functional or dysfunctional coping skills. It initiates an alterable mode that ultimately becomes a prolonged adaptive struggle The study will be a randomized controlled trial and will be conducted in Jinnah hospital, Lahore. This study will be completed in a time duration of 8 months after the approval of synopsis. Nonprobability convenience sampling technique will be used, and participants will be recruited in study after randomization. The subjects will be divided into two groups and group A will receive progressive relaxation technique along with Benson relaxing technique. and group B will receive progressive relaxation technique and deep breathing exercises will be used as a baseline treatment. The tools that will be used for pre and post treatment assessment are Postpartum fatigue scale (PFS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS_10), WHOQOL-BREF Scale. The data will be assessed after 12 weeks. After data collection data will be analyzed by using SPSS version 25.
The postpartum (or postnatal) period begins after childbirth and is typically considered to last for six weeks. Postpartum period can be a challenging time for many women, as they often experience increased stress levels, fatigue, and a change in their overall quality of life. Stress is considered a response to any stressor within external or internal milieu, to stay in an adaptive mode using functional or dysfunctional coping skills. It initiates an alterable mode that ultimately becomes a prolonged adaptive struggle when an individual cannot find the right coping skills, which may then become a long term dysfunctional state, hence a chronic psychiatric condition.
The study will be a randomized controlled trial and will be conducted in Jinnah hospital, Lahore. This study will be completed in time duration of 5_6 months after the approval of synopsis. Non probability convenience sampling technique will be used and participants will be recruited in study after randomization. The subjects will be divided into two groups and the group A will receive progressive relaxation technique along with Benson relaxing technique. and group B will receive progressive relaxation technique and deep breathing exercises will be used as a baseline treatment. The tools that will be used for pre and post treatment assessment are Postpartum fatigue scale(PFS), Perceived Stress Scale (PSS_10), WHOQOL-BREF Scale. The data will be assessed after 5 days 45min per treatment session. After data collection data will be analyzed by using SPSS version 25.
Key words: Fatigue, progressive Relaxation technique, Postpartum period, Postpartum women, Quality of life, Stress
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Parity of women must not more than 3 times
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Women with Diabetes Militias were excluded
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Participants in group A will receive progressive relaxation techniques along benson relaxation sessions will be conducted 3 times a week for 12 weeks . Total number of sessions will be 3
Other: Progressive relaxation techniques · Other: Benson relaxation techniques
Participants in group B will receive progressive relaxation techniques only. Sessions will be conducted 3 times a week for 12 weeks.36 sessions over all
Other: Progressive relaxation techniques
Participants received Progressive muscle relaxation along with Benson relaxing 3 times a week for 12 weeks. 36 sessions overall
Participants received Benson relaxation techniques 3 times a week for 12 weeks. 36 sessions overall.
Postpartum fatigue scale
Postpartum fatigue scale four-point scale to respond to the PFS questionnaire, which included-physical stress, mental stress, sleep deprivation, exploratory factor analysis, it was determined that PAFS consisted of 13 items, 6 items in the "Physical Fatigue" subdimension, 4 items in the "Emotional" subdimension, and 3 items in the "Cognitive" subdimension. The three-factor scale structure supported confirmatory factor analysis. On the total scale, Cronbach's α was found to be 0.91.(24)
Time frame: 12 weeks
Perceived stress scale
The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is a classic stress assessment instrument. The tool, while originally developed in 1983,. The questions in this scale ask about your feelings and thoughts during the last month.. The best approach is to answer fairly quickly. That is, don't try to count up the number of times you felt a particular way; rather indicate the alternative that seems like a reasonable estimate Figuring Your PSS Score You can determine your PSS score by following these directions: • First, reverse your scores for questions 4, 5, 7, and 8. On these 4 questions, change the scores like this: 0 = 4, 1 = 3, 2 = 2, 3 = 1, 4 = 0.
Time frame: 12 weeks
WHOQOL-BREF Scale
The World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Version (WHOQOL-BREF) is an abbreviated, 26-item version of the 100-item WHOQOL-100 quality of life measure. The The WHOQOL-BREF is a 26-item instrument consisting of four domains: physical health (7 items), psychological health (6 items), social relationships (3 items), and environmental health (8 items);. Each individual item of the WHOQOL-BREF is scored from 1 to 5 on a response scale, which is stipulated as a five-point ordinal scale. The scores are then transformed linearly to a 0-100-scale . The physical health domain includes items on mobility, daily activities, functional capacity, energy, pain, and sleep. the 8-item the reliability of the WHOQOL-5 was below the acceptable threshold (PSI = 0.66). Reliability of the EUROHIS-QOL-8 was satisfactory (PSI = 0.79)(24)
Time frame: 12 weeks
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