The Effectiveness Yoga-Based Mindfulness on Quality of Life in Pregnant Women
Mahboobeh Afshar, Foozieh Tabatabaee
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) May 1, 2023 preprint DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7883307 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Semi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test and control group |
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| Sample size | 30 |
| Population | Pregnant women referred to an Iranian maternal health midwifery clinic in 1401 |
| Intervention | Yoga-based mindfulness |
| Duration | 16 sessions of 75 minutes, three sessions weekly |
| Measures | Short Form 36 (SF-36) quality of life questionnaire |
| Topics | Meditation |
| Key findings | Yoga-based mindfulness treatment had a greater impact on quality of life in pregnant women than the control condition, with analysis of covariance yielding P=0.002 and F=5.969. The authors conclude that yoga can be used as a convenient, affordable, and low-cost treatment for improving quality of life during pregnancy. |
Abstract
Background and
Objectives: Pregnancy is considered a sensitive period in women's life, which is associated with many physical and psychological changes, and each person deals with it differently. Countless studies have confirmed the relationship between stress and anxiety during pregnancy and the mental and physical health of the child. The effectiveness of yoga –based mindfulness on quality of life in pregnant women. Methods and Materials: The present study was semi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test with control group. The statistical population of this study included all pregnant women referred to Iranian maternal health midwifery clinic in 1401, 30 of these subjects, were selected and randomly assigned (Each has equal chance of being elected) to two groups. Both groups were pre-test and post-test before and after the intervention. The experimental group received 16 sessions of 75 minutes (weekly 3 sessions) under yoga practice. Data collection tools include demographic characteristics and Short form 36 (SF-36) quality of life questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed by covariance analysis using spss-24.
Results: The findings showed that the effectiveness of yoga-based mindfulness treatment had a greater impact on quality of life (P=0/002، F=5/969) in pregnant women.
Conclusion: Therefore, it can be concluded that yoga can be used as a convenient, affordable and low-cost treatment for improving the quality of life of pregnant women.
Comparable studies
Other experimental studies on meditation, most cited first.
| Study | Year | Design | Participants |
|---|---|---|---|
| The benefits of being present: Mindfulness and its role in psychological well-being. Cancer patients (clinical intervention study) | 2003 | Mixed methods: scale development, correlational, quasi-experimental, laboratory, experience-sampling, and clinical intervention study | |
| Loving-kindness meditation increases social connectedness. | 2008 | Controlled laboratory experiment | |
| Mindfulness and mind-wandering: Finding convergence through opposing constructs. | 2012 | Two studies: correlational study and experimental study | |
| Mental Training Enhances Attentional Stability: Neural and Behavioral Evidence | 2009 | Experimental study | |
| Mindfulness meditation and substance use in an incarcerated population. Incarcerated population | 2006 | Quasi-experimental with treatment-as-usual control condition |