A PILOT STUDY ON EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERVENTIONAL PACKAGE ON PAIN PERCEPTION AND LEVEL OF SATISFACTION AMONG PRIMIPARA MOTHERS AT PUBLIC HEALTH CENTRE, CHENNAI.
Journal Title: IJSR-International Journal Of Scientific Research - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 11
Abstract
A pilot study was conducted to find out the effectiveness of interventional package on pain perception and level of satisfaction among 28 primipara mothers (7 in each group, Group 1 – Lavender oil massage, Group 2 – Acupressure on LI4, Group 3 – Deep breathing exercise, Group 4 – no intervention) selected by simple random sampling technique at Public Health Centre, Chennai. Posttest only design adopted. Interview and questionnaire method followed to collect data regarding socio demographic variables, 0-10 combined numerical categorical pain scale was used to assess the pain. Intervention group of mothers received each intervention four times for four consecutive uterine contractions. Level of satisfaction was assessed 4 to 8 hours after delivery by using rating scale. The result showed severity of pain in group 1 was lower than other three groups at (p<0.004) and level of satisfaction was high in both group 1 and group 2 at (p<0.376) when compared with group 3 and group 4 at (p<0.000) correlation has not shown significant relationship between pain perception and level of satisfaction. The study concluded that lavender oil massage and acupressure on LI4 were effective non-pharmacological methods to relieve pain during labor.
Authors and Affiliations
Sivasankari K, Dr. Jain Vanitha N S, Prof. Fabiola M. Dhanraj, Dr. Anitha Rajendra Babu, Dr. Susila
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