Prenatal Yoga on Stress, Quality of Sexual Life and Sleep Level

Amasya University100 enrolled

Overview

The study will investigate the effects of pregnancy yoga on perceived stress, quality of sexual life and sleep level. A total of 100 pregnant women are planned to be included in the study. Data will be collected with the "Personal Information Form", "Perceived Stress Scale" and "Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire-Female". Yoga will be applied to the experimental group for a total of 12 sessions, two sessions per week (90 minutes) for six weeks. The research predicts that yoga will reduce the stress perceived by pregnant women, increase the quality of sexual life and positively affect sleep patterns.

Although pregnancy is a natural process, the change in physiological and psychosocial balance and the differentiation of roles in life require bio-psychosocial adaptation for the pregnant woman and her environment. In addition to strengthening the uterine and perineal muscles and supporting the spine, yoga is effective in dealing with common problems of pregnancy such as poor blood circulation, blood pressure fluctuations, excessive weight gain, fatigue, edema and urinary problems. The study will investigate the effects of pregnancy yoga on perceived stress, quality of sexual life and sleep level. A total of 100 pregnant women are planned to be included in the study. Data will be collected with the "Personal Information Form", "Perceived Stress Scale" and "Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire-Female". Yoga will be applied to the experimental group for a total of 12 sessions, two sessions per week (90 minutes) for six weeks. The research predicts that yoga will reduce the stress perceived by pregnant women, increase the quality of sexual life and positively affect sleep patterns.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

100

Interventions

YOGABEHAVIORAL

Yoga will be applied to the experimental group for a total of 12 sessions, two sessions per week (90 minutes) for six weeks.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 40 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy week between 24 and 34, * Able to read and write Turkish, * No communication problems, * Those who voluntarily agreed to participate in the research Exclusion Criteria: * Those who have risky pregnancies, * Those with diagnosed psychiatric problems, * Participating in a different training program (meditation, relaxation, etc.)

Locations (1)

Amasya University

Amasya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Perceived stress level

This will be measured using "Perceived Stress Scale". The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is "0", the maximum score is "32", and as the scale score increases, perceived stress level also increase.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Sexual Quality of Life

This will be measured using "Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire-Female". The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is "18", the maximum score is "108". The total score obtained from the scale must be converted to 100. As the scale score increases, perceived stress level also increase.

Time frame: 6 weeks

Central Contacts

Emine İbici Akça, Ph.D

CONTACT

03582115005-4723 emine.akca@amasya.edu.tr

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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