Yoga on Posttraumatic Growth and Quality of Life

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The objective of this study is to examine the effect of yoga on posttraumatic growth and quality of life. The birth action, which includes positive and negative experiences, can be an important opportunity to achieve posttraumatic growth and improve the quality of life. This is a experimental model with pretest-posttest control group study. Two hundred and fifty-two women who met the criteria for inclusion in the study made up the research population. Three instruments were used to obtain the research data: Personal Information Form, Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI) and SF-36 Quality of Life Questionnaire (SF-36).

Detailed Description
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Failure in modern medicine approaches or side effects of treatments and drugs, as well as the woman's anxiety to hurt herself and her baby direct her and her relatives to try complementary therapies. Women should prefer natural ways in coping with these postpartum problems rather than seeking medical advice. When yoga and meditation, which are included in the group of mind-body-based complementary therapies, are performed in the postpartum period, they will help to relieve tensions and distresses that accumulate during birth, strengthen the pelvic floor, heal perineum, bring reproductive organs back to their prepregnancy condition healthily, provide the mother and the infant a sleep pattern, and have an easier transition to sleep.

Official Title
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The Effect of Yoga on Posttraumatic Growth and Quality of Life in the Postpartum Period

Conditions
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Posttraumatic Growth, Quality of Life

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Yoga


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Having a baby between 2 and 6 months First time mom No tissue deformity in extremities Exclusion Criteria: Any gynecological disease Any psychiatric illness Using any psychiatric medication

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 35 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Randomized Controlled trial with a prospective pretest-posttest experimental model
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Experimental Group<br>Yoga program was applied. | Behavioral: Yoga<br>* Yoga Practice and Program: Yoga practice consisted of 10 weeks. Yoga practice involved following stages; 5-minute breathing exercises in standing or sitting position, 40-minute postpartum period specific asanas and last 15- minute deep relaxation in lying position were made by the researcher.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control Group<br>No yoga program. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Effect of Yoga on Posttraumatic Growth in the Postpartum Period | The posttraumatic growth scale for measure posttraumatic growth;The scale is scored from 0 to 5 and the lowest is 0 and the highest is 105. The higher the scores obtained, the higher the approval from the traumatic experience shows that it is experiencing high growth. There are three sub-dimensions: the change in self-perception of the scale, the change in philosophy of life, and the change in relationship with others. | 10 weeks | 
| The Effect of Yoga on Quality of Life in the Postpartum Period | SF-36 Quality of life scale for measure the quality of life; The scale is calculated by inverting the items 1, 6, 7, 8, 9d, 9e, 9h, 11b, 11d. Total score is not calculated in the scale. The subscales evaluate health between 0-100 points. 0 indicates poor health and 100 indicates good health.Higher scores obtained from the subscales of the scale indicate that the quality of life level is high. | 10 weeks |