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Effect of relaxation exercises on postpartum depression / Farahnaz Ahmed Mohamed ; Supervised Hala Mohamed Hanafy , Hassan Omar Ghareeb , Marwa Abdelrahman Mohamed

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Cairo : Farahnaz Ahmed Mohamed , 2016Description: 77 P. : facsimiles ; 25cmOther title:
  • تأثير تمرينات الإسترخاء على إكتئاب ما بعد الولادة [Added title page title]
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Dissertation note: Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Gynecology and Obstetrics Summary: This study was conducted to determine the effect of relaxation exercises on postpartum depression. Thirty postpartum female aged 20 - 35 years were randomly selected from Suez general hospital, they were distributed into two groups equal in numbers: group (A) received relaxation exercises sessions in the form of meditation and physical relaxation for 45 minutes/ sessions, 3 times /week for 3 months in addition to home instructions and advice about controlling stressful conditions by practicing deep breathing exercise. And group (B) received home instructions for doing deep breathing exercise during stressful conditions. The result showed statistically significant decrease in depression symptoms in group (A) with the percentage of improvement of depression scale index (26.63%) and statistically significant decrease in depression symptoms in group B with percentage of improvement (4.67%). It can be concluded that relaxation exercises are easy to perform, safe, haven't side effects to the patients, have positive effect on reducing postpartum depression, elevate female mood and enhancing coping skills for stressful conditions
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Thesis Thesis قاعة الرسائل الجامعية - الدور الاول المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.21.04.M.Sc.2016.Fa.E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 01010110069285000
CD - Rom CD - Rom مخـــزن الرســائل الجـــامعية - البدروم المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.21.04.M.Sc.2016.Fa.E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 69285.CD Not for loan 01020110069285000

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Gynecology and Obstetrics

This study was conducted to determine the effect of relaxation exercises on postpartum depression. Thirty postpartum female aged 20 - 35 years were randomly selected from Suez general hospital, they were distributed into two groups equal in numbers: group (A) received relaxation exercises sessions in the form of meditation and physical relaxation for 45 minutes/ sessions, 3 times /week for 3 months in addition to home instructions and advice about controlling stressful conditions by practicing deep breathing exercise. And group (B) received home instructions for doing deep breathing exercise during stressful conditions. The result showed statistically significant decrease in depression symptoms in group (A) with the percentage of improvement of depression scale index (26.63%) and statistically significant decrease in depression symptoms in group B with percentage of improvement (4.67%). It can be concluded that relaxation exercises are easy to perform, safe, haven't side effects to the patients, have positive effect on reducing postpartum depression, elevate female mood and enhancing coping skills for stressful conditions

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