The effect of progressive relaxation exercises and transcutaneous electrical neural stimulation administered to women delivering via cesarean delivery on pain, breastfeeding success, and comfort levels : A randomized controlled study

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OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises (PRE) and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation administered to women delivering via cesarean delivery on acute pain, breastfeeding success, and comfort levels.

METHODS: This is a single-blind, randomized controlled study. This study was carried out in the obstetrics and gynecology clinic of a university hospital affiliated with the Ministry of Health in Turkey between August 20, 2018 and April 15, 2019. A total of 120 participants were randomly assigned to one of four groups, which included a transcutaneous electrical neural stimulation (TENS) group, a PRE group, a combined intervention group, and a control group. Data were collected with a Data Collection Form, The Visual Analogue Scale, The LATCH Breastfeeding Diagnostic Tool, and The Postpartum Comfort Scale.

RESULTS: According to the findings of the study, it was determined that pain significantly decreased and comfort increased after having a cesarean delivery in all three intervention groups compared to the control group (p < 0.05). Regarding the breastfeeding success, while there was no statistically significant change in this behavior in the TENS group, it was significantly better in the PRE group and the combined intervention group, where TENS and PRE were administered together (p < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS: According to our study results, we recommend that TENS and PRE should be employed together after a cesarean delivery as safe non-pharmacological methods in pain management, eliminating breastfeeding problems, and increasing comfort.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:50

Enthalten in:

The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research - 50(2024), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite 438-447

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Öztürk Özen, Derya [VerfasserIn]
Koç, Gülten [VerfasserIn]
Nacir, Barış [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cesarean section
Complimentary alternative medicine
Journal Article
Lactation
Postpartum care
Progressive relaxation exercises
Randomized Controlled Trial
Transcutaneous electrical neural stimulation

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Date Completed 04.03.2024

Date Revised 04.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jog.15869

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36638953X