JURNAL INTERNASIONAL KEBIDANAN 2020-2023 UNIVERSITAS KEDOKTERAN GUILAN VOLUME 32 ISSUE 4.
JOURNAL OF HOLISTIC NURSING OF MIDWIFERY.
Effect of Squat Exercises on Fatigue and Quality of Life (QoL) of Pregnant Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study
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JURNAL INTERNASIONAL KEBIDANAN 2020-2023 UNIVERSITAS KEDOKTERAN GUILAN VOLUME 32 ISSUE 4.
JOURNAL OF HOLISTIC NURSING OF MIDWIFERY.
Effect of Squat Exercises on Fatigue and Quality of Life (QoL) of Pregnant Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study
JOURNAL OF HOLISTIC NURSING OF MIDWIFERY.
Effect of Squat Exercises on Fatigue and Quality of Life (QoL) of Pregnant Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study
Subject
Exercise, Fatigue, Quality of life (QoL), Pregnancy
Description
Introduction: Research has shown that many pregnant women in Iran do not exercise during
pregnancy. However, exercise, especially endurance exercise during pregnancy, is associated
with good maternal and fetal outcomes.
Objective: The study aimed to examine the effect of squat exercises on fatigue and the life
quality of pregnant women admitted to health centers in Hamadan City, Iran.
Materials and Methods: The study was a randomized controlled clinical trial conducted from
September 2019 to February 2020 on 100 pregnant women in two groups of 50 each. The
pregnant women were randomly using blocks of four divided into two groups according to
the inclusion criteria. The samples filled out the fatigue questionnaire Multidimensional
Symptoms Fatigue Inventory-Short Form (MSFI-SF) and SF-36 life quality questionnaire
at the beginning of the study. Eight group sports sessions were held for women in the
intervention group, and routine care was administered to the control group. The obtained
data were analyzed using the independent t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, Chi-square test,
and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: The Mean±SD age of participants was 28.24±5.39 years in the intervention group
and 27.78±5.58 years in the control group. The mean scores of fatigue and life quality in all
dimensions in the post-intervention stage (after adjusting for before-the-intervention scores,
income, and housing status) were significantly different between the study groups. The mean
fatigue score in the intervention group was lower, and the quality of life (QoL) was better
(P=0.001) than in the control group. The effect size of different domains of QoL varied from
1.51 (energy fatigue) to 3.50 (physical function). The effect size of fatigue was 2.81 (95%CI:
3.36- 2.25, P=0.001).
Conclusion: Based on the results, squat exercises are recommended to reduce fatigue and
increase the life quality of pregnant women in health centers.
pregnancy. However, exercise, especially endurance exercise during pregnancy, is associated
with good maternal and fetal outcomes.
Objective: The study aimed to examine the effect of squat exercises on fatigue and the life
quality of pregnant women admitted to health centers in Hamadan City, Iran.
Materials and Methods: The study was a randomized controlled clinical trial conducted from
September 2019 to February 2020 on 100 pregnant women in two groups of 50 each. The
pregnant women were randomly using blocks of four divided into two groups according to
the inclusion criteria. The samples filled out the fatigue questionnaire Multidimensional
Symptoms Fatigue Inventory-Short Form (MSFI-SF) and SF-36 life quality questionnaire
at the beginning of the study. Eight group sports sessions were held for women in the
intervention group, and routine care was administered to the control group. The obtained
data were analyzed using the independent t-test, Mann-Whitney U test, Chi-square test,
and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) at a significance level of 0.05.
Results: The Mean±SD age of participants was 28.24±5.39 years in the intervention group
and 27.78±5.58 years in the control group. The mean scores of fatigue and life quality in all
dimensions in the post-intervention stage (after adjusting for before-the-intervention scores,
income, and housing status) were significantly different between the study groups. The mean
fatigue score in the intervention group was lower, and the quality of life (QoL) was better
(P=0.001) than in the control group. The effect size of different domains of QoL varied from
1.51 (energy fatigue) to 3.50 (physical function). The effect size of fatigue was 2.81 (95%CI:
3.36- 2.25, P=0.001).
Conclusion: Based on the results, squat exercises are recommended to reduce fatigue and
increase the life quality of pregnant women in health centers.
Creator
Maryam Malmir , Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi , Farideh Kazemi , Mansoureh Refaei
Date
October 2022, Volume 32, Number 4
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
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Language
ENGLISH
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TEXT
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Maryam Malmir , Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi , Farideh Kazemi , Mansoureh Refaei , “JURNAL INTERNASIONAL KEBIDANAN 2020-2023 UNIVERSITAS KEDOKTERAN GUILAN VOLUME 32 ISSUE 4.
JOURNAL OF HOLISTIC NURSING OF MIDWIFERY.
Effect of Squat Exercises on Fatigue and Quality of Life (QoL) of Pregnant Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed October 14, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/952.
JOURNAL OF HOLISTIC NURSING OF MIDWIFERY.
Effect of Squat Exercises on Fatigue and Quality of Life (QoL) of Pregnant Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed October 14, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/952.