Title

Effectiveness of benson's relaxation technique on pain reduction among post-Cesarean mothers in mehsana district hospitals

Authors

N. Siva Subramanian¹, Prema Balusamy², Niki Dineshbhai Prajapati³, P. Kuppusamy⁴, B. Mahalakshmi^5,*, Sivagami ramanathan⁶ & P. Padma⁷

Affiliation

¹Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat - 384315, India; ²Department of Community health Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Hafral Batin, Saudi Arabia; ³Department of obstetrics& Gynecological Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat - 384315, India; ⁴Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Mother Terasa College of Nursing, Pudukkottai-641048; ⁵Department of Pediatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat - 384315, India; ⁶Department of Community health Nursing, Srilakshmi College of Nursing, Coimbatore -641034, Tamilnadu, India; ⁷Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecological Nursing, KMCH College of Nursing, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu - 641048, India; *Corresponding author

Email

B. Mahalakshmi - E - mail: mb.fn@spu.ac.in
N Sivasubramanian - E - mail: sn.fn@spu.ac.in

Niki dineshbhai prajapati - E - mail: rnikiprajapati 14@gmail.com

Prema Balusamy - E - mail: p.balusamy@uhb.edu.sa

P. Kuppusamy - E - mail: Kuppu.789@gmail.com
P.Padma - E - mail: padmadpsam@gmail.com
Sivagami ramanathan - E - mail: sivaram.kmch@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received December 1, 2024; Revised December 31, 2024; Accepted December 31, 2024, Published December 31, 2024

Abstract

This study investigates the effectiveness of Benson's Relaxation Technique in reducing pain levels among post-cesarean mothers admitted to selected hospitals in Mehsana District. Using a quasi-experimental design, 60 primiparous post-cesarean mothers aged 21-35 were divided into experimental and control groups, with 30 participants in each group. The experimental group received Benson's Relaxation Technique, a structured meditation-based intervention, for 10 minutes twice daily over three days. Pain levels were assessed using the Modified Comfort Behaviour Pain Scale pre- and post-intervention. Results indicated a significant reduction in pain levels in the experimental group compared to the control group, with 76.66% of the experimental group reporting no pain post-intervention, while the majority of the control group continued to experience mild to moderate pain. Statistical analysis confirmed a significant difference in pain reduction between the groups (t = 20.97, p < 0.001).

Keywords

Benson's relaxation technique, post-cesarean pain, non-pharmacological intervention, maternal healthcare, pain reduction

Citation

Subramanian et al. Bioinformation 20(12): 1853-1857 (2024)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.