Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Nursing, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey.
Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Nursing, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Complement Med Res. 2023;30(3):195-203. doi: 10.1159/000528801. Epub 2022 Dec 26.
In the last decade, yoga has attracted much attention from researchers. Although there are many studies on yoga, research on the effect of prenatal yoga on pregnancy-related symptoms is limited. This study aimed to determine the effect of prenatal yoga on pregnancy-related symptoms.
The study was conducted at antenatal care services between June 2018 and October 2018 in Turkey. Simple random method was used to assign participants to the study arms. The yoga group attended a prenatal yoga program for 60 min once a week for 4 weeks. The control group received routine care. Data were collected before and after the intervention using the Descriptive Characteristics Form and Pregnancy Symptoms Inventory. Data analysis used descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation/standard error, and percentages), χ2, Mann-Whitney, and Wilcoxon tests. Significance was set at p < 0.05.
The study was completed with 70 participants (the yoga group: 35; the control group: 35). The yoga group had a significantly lower posttest Pregnancy Symptoms Inventory Symptom Frequency Total Score than the pretest score (38.42 ± 18.76 vs. 32.77 ± 16.55, p < 0.05). The total score of the yoga group's gastrointestinal, respiratory, and mental health symptoms was reduced after the intervention (respectively, 6.74 ± 4.32 vs. 5.31 ± 3.38; 1.48 ± 1.26 vs. 1.05 ± 1.13; 7.08 ± 4.59 vs. 5.22 ± 3.48, p < 0.05). The yoga group had significantly lower mental health symptom scores than the control group (5.22 ± 3.48 vs. 7.34 ± 4.02, p < 0.05). There was no significant difference between the control group's pretest and posttest Pregnancy Symptoms Inventory Symptom Frequency Scores.
Pregnancy-related symptoms were significantly reduced in the yoga group. It is thought that prenatal yoga may be effective on pregnancy-related symptoms. Yoga can be recommended to cope with pregnancy-related symptoms and support activities of daily living.
在过去的十年中，瑜伽引起了研究人员的广泛关注。尽管有许多关于瑜伽的研究，但关于产前瑜伽对妊娠相关症状的影响的研究有限。本研究旨在确定产前瑜伽对妊娠相关症状的影响。
该研究于 2018 年 6 月至 10 月在土耳其的产前保健服务中进行。采用简单随机方法将参与者分配到研究组。瑜伽组每周参加一次 60 分钟的产前瑜伽课程，共 4 周。对照组接受常规护理。干预前后使用描述性特征表和妊娠症状量表收集数据。使用描述性统计（均值、标准差/标准误差和百分比）、χ2、Mann-Whitney 和 Wilcoxon 检验进行数据分析。p<0.05 为差异有统计学意义。
本研究共完成 70 名参与者（瑜伽组：35 名；对照组：35 名）。瑜伽组的妊娠症状量表症状频率总分在干预后显著低于干预前（38.42±18.76 对 32.77±16.55，p<0.05）。瑜伽组干预后胃肠道、呼吸和心理健康症状的总分降低（分别为 6.74±4.32 对 5.31±3.38；1.48±1.26 对 1.05±1.13；7.08±4.59 对 5.22±3.48，p<0.05）。瑜伽组心理健康症状评分明显低于对照组（5.22±3.48 对 7.34±4.02，p<0.05）。对照组干预前后妊娠症状量表症状频率评分无显著差异。
瑜伽组妊娠相关症状显著减轻。认为产前瑜伽可能对妊娠相关症状有效。瑜伽可以推荐用于应对妊娠相关症状和支持日常生活活动。
