These events are largely due to pelvic floor dysfunction that develops after pregnancy. Kegel exercises and core stabilisation exercises performed in the postpartum period are important in preventing pelvic floor dysfunction. However, considering the mother's adaptation process to both the baby and her new life in the postpartum period, there may be problems with exercise compliance. Increasing exercise compliance through telerehabilitation can be effective in preventing pelvic floor dysfunction and improving women's quality of life.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
Patients in the telerehabilitation group will be assigned the same 8-week exercise programme as those in the conventional group to be carried out at home. Unlike the conventional group, patients in the telerehabilitation group will be contacted by telephone each week throughout the exercise programme to check their adherence to the programme, to ask if they have encountered any problems with the exercise programme, and to answer any questions they may have.
An 8-week exercise programme consisting of 45-minute Kegel exercises and core stabilisation exercises per day will be provided for implementation at home in the conventional group.
Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Ankara, Yenimahalle, Turkey (Türkiye)
RECRUITINGPelvic floor muscle strength assessment
Pelvic floor muscle strength assessment using the SineBravo 2-channel EMG Biofeedback device
Time frame: Before exercises programme and 8th week of exercises programme
Measurement of the distance between the inferior edge of the pubic symphysis and the anteromedial edge of the puborectalis muscle using transperineal ultrasound
Time frame: Before exercises programme and 8th week of exercises programme
Pelvic floor questionnaire for pregnant and postpartum women
Time frame: Before exercises programme and 8th week of exercises programme
Female Sexual Function Index
Time frame: Before exercises programme and 8th week of exercises programme
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