Background: This randomized controlled trial was designed to assess the efficacy of stress ball a... more Background: This randomized controlled trial was designed to assess the efficacy of stress ball application on stress levels of pregnant women during non-stress tests. Methods: The study included 80 primiparous pregnant women (n = 40 in the experimental group and n = 40 in the control group) and was carried out in a state hospital's non-stress test room. Data for the study were gathered using Individual Description Form, and the State Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Results: Both groups are independent and homogeneous in terms of the sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of pregnant women (P > .05). While there was no statistically significant difference between the STAI-1 score averages of the experimental and control groups in the pre-test of the research (P > .05), in the post-test of the research, it was determined that the STAI-2 average score of the women in the experimental group was significantly lower than the women in the control group (P < .001). In the intra-group comparison, while there was a statistically significant difference between the STAI-1 and STAI-2 score averages in the experimental group (P < .001), no statistically significant difference was detected between the STAI-1 and STAI-2 score averages in the control group (P = .696). Conclusion: In this study, the use of a stress ball during the non-stress test is effective in reducing anxiety levels in pregnant women.
Background: Two-thirds of pregnant women experience nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy. T... more Background: Two-thirds of pregnant women experience nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy. The use of pharmacological drugs to alleviate this condition does not reduce nausea and vomiting to the desired extent. Primary study objective: The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of acupressure applied to Nei-guan (P6) point on nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. Methods: This study was designed as a double-blind randomized controlled trial. Setting: This study data was collected at a Private Hospital. Participants: Turkish women with a singleton pregnancy at the gestation of 6-11 weeks were recruited. One hundred forty-nine women were randomized into the acupressure and control groups. Intervention: While the women in the acupressure group applied acupressure point on both wrists 3 times a day for 1 week, the women in the control group performed no intervention. Primary outcome measures: The participants' pre- and post-procedure nausea-vomiting status was assessed using the Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy Instrument. Results: In the present study, acupressure applied to the participants in the acupressure group very significantly reduced nausea and vomiting (Before intervention 7 vs. After intervention 4) compared to the control group (Before intervention 7 vs. After intervention 8, P < .001). Conclusions: Statistical results have provided that acupressure taught to women was found to be highly effective in reducing pregnancy-induced nausea and vomiting. Teaching pregnant women how to perform acupressure on their own will be an alternative method especially for women who do not want to use pharmacological methods in the first trimester of their pregnancy.
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, Sep 24, 2021
Context: The development of striae gravidarum (SG), stretch marks, is one of the most common skin... more Context: The development of striae gravidarum (SG), stretch marks, is one of the most common skin changes during pregnancy. The number of studies conducted on the reduction or prevention of SG, especially on the effects of olive oil, is limited. Objective: The study intended to evaluate the clinical efficacy of olive oil in reducing the severity and preventing the progression of SG when used from the third trimester of pregnancy to the child's birth. Design: The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial. Setting: The data was collected at the private Medipol Nisa Hospital. The trial registry number is NCT04489901. Participants: Participants were 156 Turkish women having their first pregnancies and in their third trimester. Intervention: Participants were randomly assigned to either the intervention or the control group. Women in the intervention group applied olive oil to their abdomens twice a day, in the morning and evening. The control group used no intervention. Outcome measures: The participants' striae levels were assessed using the Fitzpatrick Skin Type Scale and Davey's Severity Score. Results: A statistically significant difference existed between the intervention and the control groups in terms of incidence and type of striae gravidarum, with the intervention group having a 50% incidence and 85.9% type 2 striae compared to the control group's 69.2% incidence and 35.9% type 4 striae. According to Davey's Severity Score, the severity of striae was significantly lower in the intervention group compared to the control group, with the scores being 2 and 4, respectively. Conclusions: Using olive oil was very effective in reducing the severity and preventing the progression of striae gravidarum.
Aim: The research was carried out to evaluate the confidence levels of women who exercise compare... more Aim: The research was carried out to evaluate the confidence levels of women who exercise compared to women who do not exercise. Method: This descriptive, cross-sectional and online study was conducted with 311 women aged 18 years and older who met the study criteria through the social media groups between April 30 and August 30, 2021. The data were gathered online using an introductory information form created by the researchers which included questions about women’s sociodemographic characteristics, health status, healthy lifestyle behaviors, and exercise status. In addition, Female Self-Confidence Scale and Google Survey Form were also used to collect data. In the evaluation of the data, number percentage distribution, chi-sguare analysis, Mann Whitney U test, and Kruskall Wallis test were used. Results: 45% of the women who took part in the study constituted the group of the women who exercised, and 55% of the women participating in the study constituted the group of the women w...
Background: This randomized controlled trial was designed to assess the efficacy of stress ball a... more Background: This randomized controlled trial was designed to assess the efficacy of stress ball application on stress levels of pregnant women during non-stress tests. Methods: The study included 80 primiparous pregnant women (n = 40 in the experimental group and n = 40 in the control group) and was carried out in a state hospital's non-stress test room. Data for the study were gathered using Individual Description Form, and the State Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Results: Both groups are independent and homogeneous in terms of the sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of pregnant women (P > .05). While there was no statistically significant difference between the STAI-1 score averages of the experimental and control groups in the pre-test of the research (P > .05), in the post-test of the research, it was determined that the STAI-2 average score of the women in the experimental group was significantly lower than the women in the control group (P < .001). In the intra-group comparison, while there was a statistically significant difference between the STAI-1 and STAI-2 score averages in the experimental group (P < .001), no statistically significant difference was detected between the STAI-1 and STAI-2 score averages in the control group (P = .696). Conclusion: In this study, the use of a stress ball during the non-stress test is effective in reducing anxiety levels in pregnant women.
Background: Two-thirds of pregnant women experience nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy. T... more Background: Two-thirds of pregnant women experience nausea and vomiting during early pregnancy. The use of pharmacological drugs to alleviate this condition does not reduce nausea and vomiting to the desired extent. Primary study objective: The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of acupressure applied to Nei-guan (P6) point on nausea and vomiting in pregnancy. Methods: This study was designed as a double-blind randomized controlled trial. Setting: This study data was collected at a Private Hospital. Participants: Turkish women with a singleton pregnancy at the gestation of 6-11 weeks were recruited. One hundred forty-nine women were randomized into the acupressure and control groups. Intervention: While the women in the acupressure group applied acupressure point on both wrists 3 times a day for 1 week, the women in the control group performed no intervention. Primary outcome measures: The participants' pre- and post-procedure nausea-vomiting status was assessed using the Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnancy Instrument. Results: In the present study, acupressure applied to the participants in the acupressure group very significantly reduced nausea and vomiting (Before intervention 7 vs. After intervention 4) compared to the control group (Before intervention 7 vs. After intervention 8, P < .001). Conclusions: Statistical results have provided that acupressure taught to women was found to be highly effective in reducing pregnancy-induced nausea and vomiting. Teaching pregnant women how to perform acupressure on their own will be an alternative method especially for women who do not want to use pharmacological methods in the first trimester of their pregnancy.
Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, Sep 24, 2021
Context: The development of striae gravidarum (SG), stretch marks, is one of the most common skin... more Context: The development of striae gravidarum (SG), stretch marks, is one of the most common skin changes during pregnancy. The number of studies conducted on the reduction or prevention of SG, especially on the effects of olive oil, is limited. Objective: The study intended to evaluate the clinical efficacy of olive oil in reducing the severity and preventing the progression of SG when used from the third trimester of pregnancy to the child's birth. Design: The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial. Setting: The data was collected at the private Medipol Nisa Hospital. The trial registry number is NCT04489901. Participants: Participants were 156 Turkish women having their first pregnancies and in their third trimester. Intervention: Participants were randomly assigned to either the intervention or the control group. Women in the intervention group applied olive oil to their abdomens twice a day, in the morning and evening. The control group used no intervention. Outcome measures: The participants' striae levels were assessed using the Fitzpatrick Skin Type Scale and Davey's Severity Score. Results: A statistically significant difference existed between the intervention and the control groups in terms of incidence and type of striae gravidarum, with the intervention group having a 50% incidence and 85.9% type 2 striae compared to the control group's 69.2% incidence and 35.9% type 4 striae. According to Davey's Severity Score, the severity of striae was significantly lower in the intervention group compared to the control group, with the scores being 2 and 4, respectively. Conclusions: Using olive oil was very effective in reducing the severity and preventing the progression of striae gravidarum.
Aim: The research was carried out to evaluate the confidence levels of women who exercise compare... more Aim: The research was carried out to evaluate the confidence levels of women who exercise compared to women who do not exercise. Method: This descriptive, cross-sectional and online study was conducted with 311 women aged 18 years and older who met the study criteria through the social media groups between April 30 and August 30, 2021. The data were gathered online using an introductory information form created by the researchers which included questions about women’s sociodemographic characteristics, health status, healthy lifestyle behaviors, and exercise status. In addition, Female Self-Confidence Scale and Google Survey Form were also used to collect data. In the evaluation of the data, number percentage distribution, chi-sguare analysis, Mann Whitney U test, and Kruskall Wallis test were used. Results: 45% of the women who took part in the study constituted the group of the women who exercised, and 55% of the women participating in the study constituted the group of the women w...
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