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Utilizacao de tecnicas de respiracao e relaxamento para alivio de dor e ansiedade no processo de parturicao (The use of respiration and relaxation techniques for pain and anxiety relief in the parturition process) [Spanish]
Almeida NAM, de Sousa JT, Bachion MM, Silveira NA
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem [Latin American Journal of Nursing] 2005 Jan-Feb;13(1):52-58
clinical trial
3/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: No; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of respiration and relaxation techniques on pain and anxiety during labor. Seventeen parturients (control group -- CG) received routine care and nineteen (experimental group -- EG) were orientated and stimulated to perform respiration and relaxation techniques. Pain was evaluated by means of the visual analogy scale and anxiety by means of the anxiety inventories -- trait and state. Pain intensity increased along with the evolution of the delivery for both groups. In the latent phase, anxiety levels were low for both groups; in the active phase, levels were average for CG and low for EG. In the transition phase, levels were average and, in the immediate post-labor phase, low for both groups. It was concluded that the techniques used did not reduce pain intensity, but provided EG with lower anxiety levels for a longer time during labor.

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