Eskandari Fatemeh, Mousavi Parvaneh, Valiani Mahboubeh, Ghanbari Saeed, Iravani Mina
M.Sc. Student in Midwifery, Reproductive Health Promotion Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Faculty Instructor, Reproductive Health Promotion Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
J Educ Health Promot. 2023 May 31;12:157. doi: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_634_22. eCollection 2023.
Labor pain and fear of childbirth increase anxiety and stress in pregnant women. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effect of Swedish massage with chamomile oil on pain and anxiety in a clinical trial.
The present study is a clinical trial on 159 women who were referred to 22 Bahman Hospital in Masjid Sulaiman City in 2021. The samples were randomly divided into three groups (Swedish massage with and without chamomile oil and control group). Pain intensity was assessed using the McGill Pain Scale and anxiety was assessed using the Vandenberg Anxiety Questionnaire. The data were analyzed with SPSS-20 software at a significance level of 0.05. Descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Chi-square, Fisher's exact, analysis of variance, and paired t) were used for data analysis.
There were no significant statistical differences between the three groups in terms of obstetric and demographic information ( > 0.05). There was no significant relationship between the studied groups before the intervention in terms of labor pain intensity ( = 0.9) and anxiety (P-value = 0.426). After the intervention, the intensity of labor pain and mother's anxiety was significantly lower in the two intervention groups compared to the control group, and it was lower in the Swedish massage group with chamomile oil than the other two groups ( < 0.001).
In the present study, Swedish massage with and without chamomile oil led to a decrease in pain intensity and anxiety. As a result, this method can be used as an effective method to reduce the intensity of pain and anxiety of pregnant mothers.
分娩疼痛和对分娩的恐惧会增加孕妇的焦虑和压力。因此，本研究旨在通过一项临床试验确定洋甘菊油瑞典式按摩对疼痛和焦虑的影响。
本研究是一项针对2021年转诊至马斯吉德苏莱曼市22巴赫曼医院的159名女性的临床试验。样本被随机分为三组（使用和不使用洋甘菊油的瑞典式按摩组以及对照组）。使用麦吉尔疼痛量表评估疼痛强度，使用范登伯格焦虑问卷评估焦虑程度。数据采用SPSS - 20软件进行分析，显著性水平为0.05。描述性统计（频率、百分比、均值和标准差）和推断性统计（卡方检验、费舍尔精确检验、方差分析和配对t检验）用于数据分析。
三组在产科和人口统计学信息方面无显著统计学差异（P>0.05）。在干预前，各研究组在分娩疼痛强度（P = 0.9）和焦虑方面（P值 = 0.426）无显著相关性。干预后，与对照组相比，两个干预组的分娩疼痛强度和母亲焦虑程度显著降低，且使用洋甘菊油的瑞典式按摩组低于其他两组（P<0.001）。
在本研究中，使用和不使用洋甘菊油的瑞典式按摩均导致疼痛强度和焦虑程度降低。因此，该方法可作为减轻孕妇疼痛强度和焦虑的有效方法。
