Does Endorphin Massage Reduce the Anxiety of Pregnant Women?
Does Endorphin Massage Applied Before Cesarean Section Reduce the Anxiety of Pregnant Women?
Celal Bayar University
68 participants
Oct 9, 2023
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
Before cesarean section surgery, researchers will demonstrate endorphin massage to the husbands of pregnant women, and they will be asked to apply the massage before the surgery. The stress levels and pain levels of women will be compared before and after the massage.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria2
- Being admitted to the hospital for cesarean section
- Being willing to participate in the research
Exclusion Criteria2
- Having psychiatric illness
- native language not Turkish
Interventions
The person who will perform the endorphin massage opens his hands with his palms facing himself and draws a semicircle with the nails of his middle, ring and little fingers touching the sacrum. Then, a semicircle is drawn with the fingertips from each side of the spine, starting from the sacrum to the shoulder area, towards the waist area, As a result of this process, a palm shape is drawn on the back. Effleurage is applied from the shoulders to the arms up to the elbows. Effleurage is applied towards the shoulders by pressing from the elbows upwards with the back of the thumb. Effleurage is applied up to the sacrum by pressing circular movements with two thumbs on both sides of the spine. Effleurage is applied from the sacrum to the neck by pressing with two thumbs in a circular motion on both sides of the spine (approximately 1.5 cm apart). Lastly, effleurage is applied to the neck area and scalp, then petrissage (rubbing) is applied and the massage is completed.
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NCT06342154