. Soheila Karbandi; . Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini; . Reza Masoudi; . Seyedeh Asieh Hosseini; . Farshad Sadeghi; . Maryam Hesari Moghaddam
Volume 5, Issue 5 , December 2015, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
Background and Aim: The postpartum period is a critical then effects on the structure of thefamily. Most women in the postpartum period may place at risk of undesirable experiences ...
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Background and Aim: The postpartum period is a critical then effects on the structure of thefamily. Most women in the postpartum period may place at risk of undesirable experiences suchas changes in sleep patterns. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the efficacy of the relaxationprogram on sleep quality of mothers with premature infants. Materials and Methods: Thisstudy is a clinical trial that 60 mothers with premature infants. The mothers in the interventiongroup were trained for muscle progressive relaxation by Jacobson method within 24–72 hafter delivery. Research tool was the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, which was completed bythe mother at the beginning of the study, end of the first and the second 4‑week. Data wereanalyzed using parametric statistics tests by SPSS software version 16. Results: No significantdifference was observed between two groups in terms of underlying characteristics (P < 0.05).The independent t‑test at the beginning of the study showed that the comparison of the meanscores of mothers’ sleep quality has no significant difference between two groups (P = 0.43).But, 1‑month after the intervention (P = 0.024) and 2 months after the intervention (P > 0.001),mean sleep quality score in the intervention group was significantly less than the control group.Conclusion: Relaxation training can improve mothers’ sleep quality at postpartum period.
