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Progressive Relaxation Exercises,Breastfeeding

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Progressive Relaxation Exercises
Interventions
Other: progressive relaxation exercise
Other: relaxation background music
Other: control group
Registration Number
NCT06095869
Lead Sponsor
Ege University
Brief Summary

OBJECTIVE: The research was conducted to examine the effects of progressive relaxation exercises on mothers' breastfeeding status, self-efficacy and maternal attachment level.

Detailed Description

may 2022 and November 2022. The sample of the study consisted of 114 mothers who were breastfeeding in the postpartum period. In the study, 38 breastfeeding mothers were included in the PGE, GFM and control groups. Breastfeeding mothers in the PGE group were given a PGE application 3 days a week before going to bed and for 4 weeks, accompanied by a training CD prepared by the Turkish Psychological Association, under the supervision of the researcher. On the other hand, the breastfeeding mothers in the GFM group were listened to the relaxation background music included in the Progressive Relaxation Exercise CD 3 days a week before going to bed and for 4 weeks. Mothers in the control group received routine care practices applied in the clinic. The mothers in the control group did not receive any intervention and only measurement tools were applied. 'Personal Information Form', 'Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale' and 'Maternal Attachment Scale', 'Visual Analog Scale', 'Breastfeeding Classification' were used to collect data. Standard Deviation, Mean, Frequency and Chi-square tests were used to evaluate the data. Analysis of variance was used for repetitive measurements for the evaluation of breastfeeding self-efficacy and maternal attachment level within the group, and one-way analysis of variance was used for the evaluation between groups.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
114
Inclusion Criteria

Mothers over the age of 18,

  • At least primary school graduate, able to read and understand Turkish,
  • Has a phone and internet
  • Has an only and healthy baby,
  • Does not have a condition that prevents him from doing PGE,
  • The baby was born between 2500-4000 g,
  • Those who live within the provincial borders of Uşak,
  • No hearing problem,
  • Mothers of babies who do not have sucking problems (cleft palate-lip, frenilium, galactosemia, prematurity),
  • Mothers who do not have any health problems affecting breastfeeding (mastitis, breast abscess, nipple crack, candida albicans, flat and sunken nipples, Wilson's disease in the mother, an active disease of the mother that prevents breastfeeding, and drug use),
  • Mothers without musculoskeletal disorders, The mothers who volunteered to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Practicing relaxation exercises before
  • Mothers using chronic opioids, antidepressants and psychoactive drugs.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
progressive relaxation exercise groupprogressive relaxation exerciseintervention group with progressive relaxation exercise
relaxation background music grouprelaxation background musicintervention group with relaxation background music
control groupcontrol groupgroup receiving routine health protocol and no intervention
progressive relaxation exercise grouprelaxation background musicintervention group with progressive relaxation exercise
control groupprogressive relaxation exercisegroup receiving routine health protocol and no intervention
progressive relaxation exercise groupcontrol groupintervention group with progressive relaxation exercise
relaxation background music groupcontrol groupintervention group with relaxation background music
control grouprelaxation background musicgroup receiving routine health protocol and no intervention
relaxation background music groupprogressive relaxation exerciseintervention group with relaxation background music
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in breastfeeding self-efficacy score averages change in breastfeeding self-efficacy scoresin the first two weeks postpartum, in the 1st and 2nd months after birth

To determine the breastfeeding self-efficacy score averages, the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale average scores were compared, and the breastfeeding self-efficacy scale was applied to the mothers.The scale assessing breastfeeding self-efficacy is a 5-point Likert type (1 = Not at all sure, 2 = Very unsure, 3 = Sometimes sure, 4 = Sure, 5 = Very sure). All items of the scale have a positive meaning. The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 70 and the lowest score is 14. The scale has no cut-off point. Increasing scores on the scale indicate high breastfeeding self-efficacy.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
change in maternal attachment score averagespostpartum 1st month and 2nd months after birth

To determine the maternal attachment mean scores, the maternal attachment mean scores were compared and the maternal attachment scale was applied to the mothers.Each item ranges from "always" to "never" and is a 4-point Likert-type scale. It is calculated as always (a) = 4 points, often (b) = 3 points, sometimes (c) = 2 points and never (d) = 1 point, and each item contains direct expressions. The lowest score obtained from the scale varies between 26 and the highest score 104. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the maternal attachment is considered to be.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ege University Faculty of Health Sciences Midwifery Department

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Izmir, Turkey

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