None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Complementary Acupressure and instrumentaL music (CALM): Acupressure and instrumental music will be provided as an intervention for the participants.
one group will receive acupressure,
Sponsors
Arpana Basnett
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age more than 21 years Post-natal women, admitted to the post-natal wards: who underwent spontaneous or assisted vaginal delivery. Who have had a full-term fetus (at 37-40 weeks) Who are free from life-threatening complications of puerperium- like primary or secondary PPH, convulsions, retained/morbidly adherent placenta, atony of uterus, etc.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Mothers with haemoglobin of less than 8gm/dl Mothers who have had a stillbirth, intrauterine fetal death and had a fetus/newborn with life-threatening illnesses or congenital anomalies. Mothers who are a known case of a mental health illness or under any psychiatric drugs. who have received acupressure within 24 hours.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| •This study will help us to evaluate the effectiveness of CALM in: •reducing the level of afterpain, •reduce post-partum fatigue, •increase sleep quality •reducing the postnatal anxiety •Based on the findings of this study it will help the staff nurse and student nurses to use this method in the practice area routinely to reduce the afterpains, increase activity tolerance, sleep quality and reduce the post-natal anxiety in hospital and community as well. Timepoint: the intervention outcome will be assessed at baseline and then 2 days after the intervention and finally after 6 weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| This study will help us to evaluate the effectiveness of CALM in: reducing the level of afterpain, reduce post-partum fatigue, increase sleep quality reducing the postnatal anxiety Based on the findings of this study it will help the staff nurse & student nurses to use this method in the practice area routinely to reduce the afterpains, increase activity tolerance, sleep quality & reduce the post-natal anxiety in hospital & community as well. Timepoint: the intervention outcome will be assessed at baseline & then 2 days after the intervention & finally after 6 weeks. | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactArpana Basnett
Manipal College of Nursing (MCON), MAHE
Outcome results
None listed