Effectiveness of benson’s relaxation therapy on reduction of postcesarean pain and stress among mothers in a selected hospital at kochi

Abstract

Pain and stress presented in postcesarean mothers make the recovery hard, and it affects the mother’s connection with the newborns. Bensonrelaxation therapy is a simple practice that can help to relieve pain and stress. Aim of the study: Main aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of Benson’s relaxation therapy in pain and stress among postcesarean motherbetween the experimental and control groups. Methodology: In this study, researchers used quasi-experimental design with pretest ± posttest control group design. The setting of the study was Amrita Hospital, Kochi. A sample of 60 postcesarean mothers (30 in each group) were selected by using the convenient sampling technique. Result: Present study reveals a significant difference between pretest and posttest stress and pain in the experimental group, which is statistically significant with p-value <0.05. In the control group, pretest stress and posttest stress were not significantly different and there is a difference in pretest and posttest pain scores as p-value is <0.05. When comparing percentage distribution of posttest pain in both groups, majority of experimental group (76.7%) had mild pain and 23.3% of them had moderate pain. On the contrary, in the control group, only 16.7% of the postcesarean mothers had mild pain and about 50% had moderate pain, and 33.3% had severe pain. Conclusion: Benson’s relaxation therapy can use effectively by the midwife for a significant reduction in pain and stress among postcesaremothers.