Do Progressive Relaxation Exercises Affect the Sleep and Quality of Life of Pregnant Women?

Celal Bayar University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Quality of Life; Sleep Quality

Treatments: Behavioral: Progressive Relaxation Exercises training was given to the pregnant women in the intervention group and their practice was provided for six weeks.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07066124

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Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim: To examine the effects of progressive relaxation exercises (PRE) applied to pregnant women on sleep and life quality of pregnant women.

Methods: The research was carried out as a randomized controlled experimental study with pregnant women who applied to obstetrics clinics of a hospital. The research sample consisted of 66 pregnant women in the intervention and control groups. 'Pregnant Identification Form', 'Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index' and Quality of Life Scale were applied to the pregnant women, and progressive relaxation exercises training was given to the pregnant women in the intervention group by randomization, and their practice was provided for six weeks. The control group received routine care. After the first encounter, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Quality of Life Scale were re-administered to the pregnant women in the third and sixth weeks to evaluate their sleep and quality of life. The data obtained were evaluated using the SPSS 15.0 program using descriptive statistics, chi-square cross tables, Independent simple t test, Repeated Measures test.

Enrollment: 66 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged between 18 and 35
• Literate
• Primiparous
• Between 30-32 weeks of gestation
• Owns a smartphone to listen to the music included in the exercise content
• Willing to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Having a high-risk pregnancy (gestational diabetes, eclampsia, preeclampsia, threat of preterm birth, premature rupture of membranes, placental anomalies, etc.)
• Conceiving through IVF (In Vitro Fertilization) treatment
• Having a maternal physical anomaly
• Experiencing communication difficulties or mental inadequacy
• No history of mental illness in medical history
• Detection of fetal anomalies during pregnancy
• Development of any disease/complication during pregnancy
• Not regularly practicing PRE
• Not wishing to continue with the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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66 participants in 2 patient groups

Exercises Group

Experimental group

Description:

PRE training was given to the pregnant women in the intervention group and their practice was provided for six weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Progressive Relaxation Exercises training was given to the pregnant women in the intervention group and their practice was provided for six weeks.

Control Group

No Intervention group