Investigating the effect of ear acupressure on postpartum blues
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Postpartum blues.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20180218038789N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 74
Inclusion Criteria
The desire to participate in the study
Being primiparous
Born a full term, singleton baby
Having a healthy earlobe with no lesions, sores and pain in the earlobe
Being Iranian
Being literate at least with ability in reading and writing
Availability during the study period (residence in Qazvin city)
Exclusion Criteria
Complications in pregnancy and postpartum (e.g. preterm delivery, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, ? infant in need of special care, etc.)
History of chronic mental and physical illness (self-report and review of the individual's file)
Drug abuse in the individual or his spouse
History of acupressure in the last three months
History of stressful events in the last three months (such as the loss of loved ones)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Intensity of postpartum blues. Timepoint: pre-intervention, 5 , 10 , 15 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Maternity Blues Questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Intensity of postpartum tiredness. Timepoint: pre- intervention, 5, 10, 15 , 21 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Iowa tiredness scale.;Maternal attachment. Timepoint: pre- intervention, 5, 10, 15 , 21 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Muller Maternal Attachment Index.;Intensity of postpartum depression. Timepoint: 21 days after intervention. Method of measurement: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression scale.