Pregnancy, Vaginal Delivery
Conditions
Keywords
Therapeutic Touch, Labor Pain, Birth Duration, Anxiety, Traumatic Birth Perception
Brief summary
Aim: This study was planned to determine the effect of therapeutic touch applied at birth on pain, birth duration, traumatic birth perception and anxiety.
Detailed description
Methods: The sample of this randomized controlled experimental research consisted of 66 (intervention group: 33; control group: 33) women. Data were collected using a Personal Information Form, Visual Analogue Scale, State Anxiety Inventory and Traumatic Childbirth Perception Scale.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTherapeutic Touch
Therapeutic touch, as meaningful touch, is included in complementary medicine in the literature. It provides physical, emotional and spiritual relief, improves physiological health, makes the person feel valuable, gives confidence, peace, calmness and increases self-confidence.
Sponsors
Cumhuriyet University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Not having a high-risk pregnancy Having no health problems with the baby or herself Having a single foetus Being about to have a vaginal delivery Not having a chronic physical or psychiatric diagnosis Agreeing to participate in the research Not having communication and perception problems Miad (37W\<) pregnancy Having with induction application
Exclusion criteria
having vacuum, forceps etc. intervention such as
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale | Baseline | It is a measurement tool used to evaluate pain intensity, where 0 = no pain and 10 = the most severe pain. |
| State Anxiety Inventory | Baseline | It is a scale consisting of 20 items that requires the individual to answer how she feels at a certain moment and under certain conditions, taking into account her feelings about the current situation. A score of 0-19 indicates "no anxiety", 20-39 points indicates "mild", 40-59 points indicates "moderate", and 60-79 points indicates "severe anxiety". |
| Traumatic Birth Perception Scale | Baseline | It consists of 13 items and measures the woman's level of perception of traumatic birth. (0-26) points: very low perception of traumatic birth (27- 52) points: low level of perception of traumatic birth (53-78) points: perception of moderately traumatic birth (79-104) points: perception of highly traumatic birth (105-130) points: very high perception of traumatic birth |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale | Postpartum in 2 hour | It is a measurement tool used to evaluate pain intensity, where 0 = no pain and 10 = the most severe pain. |
| State Anxiety Inventory | Postpartum in 2 hour | It is a scale consisting of 20 items that requires the individual to answer how she feels at a certain moment and under certain conditions, taking into account her feelings about the current situation. A score of 0-19 indicates "no anxiety", 20-39 points indicates "mild", 40-59 points indicates "moderate", and 60-79 points indicates "severe anxiety". |
| Traumatic Birth Perception Scale | Postpartum in 2 hour | It consists of 13 items and measures the woman's level of perception of traumatic birth. (0-26) points: very low perception of traumatic birth (27- 52) points: low level of perception of traumatic birth (53-78) points: perception of moderately traumatic birth (79-104) points: perception of highly traumatic birth (105-130) points: very high perception of traumatic birth |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORSukran Ertekin Pinar, Ph.D.
Cumhuriyet University
Outcome results
None listed