Volume 29, Issue 3
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.910
Effect of TCM Nursing Combined with Relaxation Training and Postpartum Recovery Training on Postpartum Depression of Primiparas
Abstract
Objective: The purpose was to analyze the effect of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) nursing combined with relaxation training and postpartum recovery training on postpartum depression of primiparas.
Methods: 100 primiparas with postpartum depression in our hospital from July 2018 to May 2019 were selected as the study subjects, and divided into control group and test group according to their admission order. The control group of primiparas received conventional nursing intervention while the test group of primiparas received TCM intervention combined with relaxation training and postpartum recovery training to analyze the HAMD-17 scores (Hamilton rating scale for depression), EPDS scores (Edinburgh postnatal depression scale), PSQI scores (Pittsburgh sleep quality index) and SDS scores (self-rating depression scale) before and after intervention.
Results: After intervention, the HAMD-17 scores of primiparas in both groups significantly decreased, and the HAMD-17 scores of primiparas in the test group were significantly lower than those of the control group, with statistical significance (P<0.01). There were no significant differences in EPDS, PSQI and SDS scores between the two groups of primiparas before intervention. After 30 and 60 days of intervention, the EPDS scores (13.33±1.65, 11.75±1.32), PSQI scores (7.51±0.08, 5.98±0.06) and SDS scores (54.85±6.25, 43.32±4.85) of the test group were significantly lower than (14.58±1.79, 12.81±1.39), (8.74±1.04, 6.88±0.09) and (63.02±7.61, 50.42±5.54) of the control group, with statistical significance (t=3.63, 3.91, 8.34, 58.83, 5.86, 6.82; p=0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00, 0.00). Conclusion: TCM combined with relaxation training and postpartum recovery training not only improves the postpartum depression of primiparas, but also has a positive effect on alleviating their bad psychology and improving their sleep quality.
Keywords
traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) nursing; relaxation training; postpartum recovery training; primipara; postpartum depression; impact; effect