International Journal of Nursing Education and Research

Meeral Kalariya ¹

Affiliations
1 Shri Anand College of Nursing, Oppo. Ghanteshwar Park, B/H Sainik Society, Jamnagar Road, Rajkot, IN

Abstract

Postnatal exercise offers a whole range of benefits for mothers to reduce postnatal complications and help mother to regain her pre-pregnant state. The level of knowledge and practice regarding postnatal exercises is essential to reduce postnatal complications. The objective of this study is to assess the level of knowledge and practice regarding postnatal exercises. The research designed adopted was pre experimental one group pre-test post-test design. The conceptual framework for this study was based on Orem's Self Care Model. The study had been conducted at L.G. Haria Hospital; Vapi and Srimad Rajchandra Hospital; Dharmpur of Valsad district. A total of 60 postnatal mothers were selected by convenient sampling method. The data collected were analyzed by using both descriptive and inferential statistical methods. At pretest 58 (96%) had inadequate knowledge and 44 (74 %) had inadequate practice, while 02 (4%) had moderate knowledge and 14 (24%) had moderate practice. After STP 42 (70%) was reported adequate knowledge and 51 (84%) were reported adequate practice regarding postnatal exercises. The obtained Z-test value (48.86 and 46.10 for knowledge and practice respectively) were significant at 5%. Chi-square test was used to check the association and found significant association with the following demographic variables like age, religion, type of family with knowledge and life style at home with practice.

Keywords

Effectiveness, Postnatal Exercises, Knowledge, Practice.

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Priya J. Dodiya ¹, Meeral Kalariya ¹, Baby Shobhana ², K. Jeenath Justin Doss ¹

Affiliations
1 Shree Anand Institute of Nursing, Opp. Ghanteshwar Park, B/H Sainik Society, Jamnagar Road, Rajkot, IN
2 OBG Department, Shree Anand Institute of Nursing, Opp. Ghanteshwar Park, B/H Sainik Society, Jamnagar Road, Rajkot, IN

Abstract

The reduction of pain among post caesarean section mothers has an important role to play in enabling effectiveness of Benson's relaxation therapy intervention as an independent nursing intervention. The objective of the study is to assess the effectiveness of Benson's relaxation therapy on reduction of pain among post caesarean section mother. The research design adopted was quasi-experimental time series design. The conceptual framework for this study was based on General system theory modified Ludwig Von Bertalanffy's. The study had been conducted in Shree Mehta Sarvajanic Hospital At Una, Girsomnath District. Non-probability purposive sampling technique had been adopted to select the desired samples. The sample size was 60. As an intervention Benson's relaxation therapy was administered for 1^st to 3^rd post operative day for 5 minute twice a daily in the morning and evening, and then gradually the time is increase 10 - 20 minutes. The collected data were analysed by using both descriptive and inferential statistical methods,' F' value was used to assess the effectiveness of Benson's relaxation therapy on reduction of pain. The obtained experimental group 'F' value was 34.5^*** which showed highly significant at 0.001 level compare to control group 'F' value was 14.31 Hence there finding of the study revealed that Benson's relaxation therapy helps in decreasing the level of pain among post caesarean section mothers with selected demographic variables.

Keywords

Effectiveness, Benson’s Relaxation Therapy, Pain, Post Caesarean Section Mothers.

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