Eldery primipara
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1)Pregnant woman between 26th to 32th weeks of gestation (2)shingleton pregnancy (3)Pregnant woman who can read and understand Japanese
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1)Pregnant woman with mental state instability (2)A pregnant woman complaining of serious heart disease and/or respiratory disease (3)Pregnant woman with threatened premature delivey/cervical/incompetency/placenta previa/low lying placenta/pregnancy induced hypertension (4)Pregnant woman who can not speak japanese (5)Pregnant woman who is no experience of practicing yoga during pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| State Trait Anxiety Inventory[STAI](Spielberger,1970) Four weeks from the start | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Profile of mood states[POMS](McNair,1971) The Scale of emotion as defined in terms of relaxation(Nedate,1984) Muscle relaxation scale(Koitabashi,2004) Four weeks from the start | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing Graduate School of Nursing ,Global Health Care and Midwifery