Comparison the Effect of Mindfulness Therapy and Aromatherapy with Lavender Essential Oil on Quality of Sleep in Post-Partum Wome

Not Applicable

Conditions: Postpartum care.
Encounter for routine postpartum follow-up
Z39.2

Registration Number: IRCT20220706055397N1

Lead Sponsor: Arak University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 132

Inclusion Criteria

Mothers who passed no more than 2 weeks since their delivery
Pittsburgh Sleep Questionnaire score above 5
Not using complementary medicine or psychological counseling during the last six months
Lack of underlying disease
Lack of pulmonary and respiratory problems such as asthma
Having minimum level of reading and writing literacy and mastering the WhatsApp application
Access to the Internet and WhatsApp application

Exclusion Criteria

Use of complementary medicine or psychological counseling during the past six months
The presence of an underlying disease
The presence of lung and breathing problems such as asthma
Mother's lack of interest in participating in the research
The presence of any problems in the postpartum process, such as the mother or baby being unwell and losing the family
Discomfort and dissatisfaction with the smell of fragrances
Allergy to lavender

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pittsburgh Sleep Questionnaire score. Timepoint: The sleep score was evaluated at the beginning of the and at the end of the study (8 weeks after the beginning of the study) in 3 groups: mindfulness, aromatherapy with lavender, and the control group. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Questionnaire.

Secondary Outcome Measures