Department of Psychology, University of Gujrat, Pakistan.
Department of Psychology, Gujrat University, Gujrat, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2020 Nov;70(11):1966-1969. doi: 10.5455/JPMA.47636.
To examine the effectiveness of relaxation training on anxiety level of pregnant women with serious medical complications.
The ex-post facto study was conducted from January to August 2018 at Allied and City hospitals in Jallalpur Jattan,Gujrat, Pakistan, and comprised pregnant women with serious medical conditions. Their medical symptoms were confirmed by a medical chart. Data was collected using the anxiety subscale of the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21, and those with high levels of anxiety were retained. These women attended 60-minute relaxation training twice a week for 8 weeks. Data was analysed using SPSS 21.
Of the 126 women initially assessed, 50(39.5%) were shortlisted for detailed anxiety evaluation. Of them, 30(60%) were included, and after 3(10%) dropouts, the study was completed by 27(90%) women. There was significant difference in overall pre- and post-intervention mean values of anxiety (p=0.001).
Relaxation training was found to have a significant effect in terms of reducing anxiety without the use of medications among pregnant women with serious medical conditions.
研究放松训练对患有严重医疗并发症的孕妇焦虑水平的影响。
本回顾性研究于 2018 年 1 月至 8 月在巴基斯坦古吉拉特邦贾拉拉普尔詹丹的联合和城市医院进行，纳入患有严重医疗状况的孕妇。其医疗症状由病历确认。使用抑郁、焦虑和压力量表 21 的焦虑分量表收集数据，保留焦虑水平较高的孕妇。这些女性每周接受两次 60 分钟的放松训练，共 8 周。使用 SPSS 21 进行数据分析。
最初评估的 126 名女性中，有 50 名（39.5%）被选为详细焦虑评估。其中 30 名（60%）被纳入研究，3 名（10%）脱落，27 名（90%）女性完成了研究。焦虑的总体干预前后均值存在显著差异（p=0.001）。
放松训练在不使用药物的情况下，对患有严重医疗状况的孕妇降低焦虑水平有显著效果。
