Effectiveness of Nurse-Directed Exercises on Pelvic Girdle Pain and Functional Status among Antenatal Mothers in Tertiary Care Hospital- A Quantitative Research
Introduction: Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) is a common musculoskeletal disorder that leads to significant disabilities in day-to-day activities during pregnancy. PGP increases with advancing pregnancy. Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of nurse directed exercises on PGP and functional status among...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited
2023-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/18137/62043_CE[Ra1]_F(IS)_PF1(AKA_KM)_PN(KM).pdf |
| Summary: | Introduction: Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) is a common
musculoskeletal disorder that leads to significant disabilities
in day-to-day activities during pregnancy. PGP increases with
advancing pregnancy.
Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of nurse directed exercises
on PGP and functional status among antenatal mothers.
Materials and Methods: A quantitative research approach- true
experimental research (two group pre-test post-test) design was
adopted. By simple random sampling technique, with permuted
block method, 108 antenatal mothers who attended the antenatal
Out Patient Department (OPD) in Mahatma Gandhi Medical
College and Research Institute, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry,
India, at 27 weeks of gestation were selected as a sample. The
study has been carried out from 30th March 2022 to 14th May 2022.
The numerical pain rating scale and pelvic girdle questionnaire
was used. Group-I received nurse directed exercises such as
diaphragmatic breathing, Kegel’s exercise, squatting exercise,
child pose exercise etc., Group-II received routine care such as diet
counselling, personal cleanliness, care of breast, immunisation,
rest and sleep, dental care, and avoidance of travelling. Post-test
was done at 31 weeks of gestation. Descriptive statistics such
as frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation and
inferential statistics like Independent t-test, Spearman correlation
coefficient, Kruskal-Wallis test was used.
Results: Nurse directed exercises were more effective method
in reducing the PGP level (4.26 vs 3.02) and improving the
functional status (61.059 Vs 55.680) among antenatal mothers
with PGP. There was a significant association between the PGP
with nature of work (p-value-0.001) and previous history of
abdominal or pelvic surgery (p-value 0.0102).
Conclusion: Nurse directed exercises were more effective in
alleviating the PGP level and helps in improving the normal daily
activities of antenatal mothers with PGP. |
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| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |