Samane Haji Mohammad Khani, Zahra Abedian, Amin Azhari, Mohammad Taghi Shakeri, Mahdi Talebi,
Volume 27, Issue 2 (6-2020)
Abstract
Background and Aim: Preterm delivery, and the consequences are include premature newborn, hospitalization in the NICU ward, psychological damage to mother and heart family performing low-cost, practical interventions can play an important role in promoting maternal health by to reduce psychological trauma. Therefore, the present study was performed to determine the impact of physical-mental exercises on depression after preterm delivery.
Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial, 100 women with preterm delivery 28-36 weeks, it was performed in public hospitals in Mashhad in 2019. Sampling was performed by random blocking method and the subjects were selected by available method and were divided into two control groups (n=50) and intervention (n=50). The intervention group performed stretching exercises as well as meditation by the researcher on the third day after delivery with a frequency of two sessions per week for up to 8 sessions, and the control group received the usual care. Beck's depression questionnaire was completed for both groups in the first 24 hours after delivery and at the end of the study. Statistical analysis of the data was performed by independent t-test, Mann-Whitney and Wilkaxon.
Results: The mean score of depression in the intervention and control groups at the end of the study was statistically significant (p≥0.001). The mean score of depression in the intervention group was significant at the beginning and the end of the study (P<0.001).
Conclusion: Stretching exercises with a focus on the body after delivery can reduce the rate of depression in mothers with preterm delivery.
Batool Kamalimanesh, Maryam Moradi, Mehdi Fathi, Maliheh Afiat, Mahnaz Boroumand Rezazadeh, Mohammad Taghi Shakeri,
Volume 28, Issue 1 (3-2021)
Abstract
Background and Aims: Fear of delivery in females can lead to negative side effects, such as the experience of long and hard labor. Reduction of delivery fear is one of the goals of natural delivery program, and hypnosis has been considered a way to reduce this fear. With regard to the contradictory results of the studies in this field, this study aimed to determine the effect of self-hypnosis on the experience of delivery fear and duration of labor in primiparity.
Materials and Methods: This clinical trial was conducted on 63 pregnant women who were divided into self-hypnosis (n=30) and control groups (n=33) using a blocking method in Mashhad, Iran, during 2019. The intervention group received two sessions of hypnosis at 37th and 38th weeks of pregnancy which consisted of listening to an audio file until delivery time. On the other hand, the control group received only the routine care. Fear was evaluated at 37th week of pregnancy and 24 h after delivery. Data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 16), and a p-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: The mean scores of delivery fear experience (P<0.001), as well as the duration of the second stage (P=0.013) and third stage of labor (P=0.009) were significantly lower in the self-hypnosis group, compared to the controls.
Conclusion: Self-hypnosis was effective in reducing the experience of delivery fear and duration of the second and third stages of labor in primiparity. Therefore, self-hypnosis is recommended to reduce the experience of delivery fear and duration of the second and third stages of labor in primiparity.
Eshrat Saeedi Bazkhane, Hamideh Hosseini, Marzieh Torshizi,
Volume 31, Issue 4 (12-2024)
Abstract
Considering the sexual problems in hemodialysis patients and the need for intervention in this regard, this study aimed to investigate the effect of sexual counseling based on the Permission, Limited Information, Specific Suggestions, and Intensive Care (PLISSIT) model on the quality of sexual life and emotional divorce of hemodialysis patients. This semi-experimental randomized controlled study was conducted on 60 hemodialysis patients who met the inclusion criteria of the study. The intervention group received sexual counseling based on the PLISSIT model, and the control group received only routine care. The standard questionnaire on sexual life quality and emotional divorce by Gottmann was completed before and one month after the intervention. The average score of the quality of sexual life and emotional divorce in the intervention group showed a significant increase after the intervention compared to before the intervention (P<0.001); however, the difference before and after in the control group was not significant. According to the results of this study, sexual counseling based on the PLISSIT model had a positive effect on the quality of sexual life of hemodialysis patients and also emotional divorce. Therefore, this training can be useful and effective in solving the sexual problems of dialysis patients.
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