The effect of yoga nidra on pain, mobilization, first walking distance and care satisfaction after cesarean section: A randomized controlled trial

Abstract

Aim: This study aims to investigate the effect of yoga nidra on pain, mobilization, first walking distance, and care satisfaction after cesarean section. Methods: This is a randomized controlled trial. Data were collected between 01 October–28 December 2023. Sample of the study consisted of 128 women (yoga nidra: 64, control: 64) who gave birth by cesarean section. Women were randomly assigned to the groups as 1:1. The yoga nidra group received a 30-minute yoga nidra session before the first mobilization after cesarean section. Yoga nidra was not applied to the control group. The primary outcomes of the study were the mean scores of the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain, Patient Mobility Scale (PMS), Observer Mobility Scale (OMS), and walking distance for mobilization, and Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Care Scale (NSNCS) for satisfaction. Results: In the yoga nidra group, the mean VAS pain score and the mean scores of PMS, OMS and sub-dimensions decreased more, women's mobilisation processes were more positively affected, women's mean first walking distance and their satisfaction with nursing care increased more than the control group (p