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Background: Insomnia is a typical complaint during pregnancy. Hormonal alterations, physiological changes during early pregnancy, and the enlargement of the foetus during late pregnancy contribute to disrupted sleep. Nursing interventions to identify sleep deficits and promote sleep are required at all stages of the maternity cycle. Methods: Insomnia, related problems and coping strategies were assessed using a structured Questionnaire of purposive sample of 50 Primigravida and 50 Multigravida Mothers attending OBG unit at HSK hospital and research centre, Bagalkot, Karnataka. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The result depicts that the majority of primigravida mothers (92%) experienced moderate and 8% experienced severe insomnia, 94% moderate, 4% mild and 2% experienced severe insomnia-related problems, 84% followed average, 12% good and 4% followed poor coping strategies, whereas, majority of Multigravida mothers (90%) experienced mild and 10% experienced moderate insomnia, 82% moderate and 18% experienced mild degree insomnia related problems, 92% followed average, 6% good and 2% followed poor coping strategies. There is a significant difference between primigravida mothers' insomnia, related problems and coping strategies and that of multigravida mothers. There was an irrelevant association found between insomnia scores of Primigravida and Multigravida mothers with socio-demographic variables. Conclusion: The overall study findings depicted that the mean percentage scores of insomnia of primigravida mothers (49.33%) was comparatively higher than the mean percentage scores of multigravida mothers (16.33%). Hence it was concluded that primigravida mothers has experienced more insomnia than compared to multigravida mothers.
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Background: As a woman, she is a wonderful invention by God, and she has a complex personality with pleasantness, morality, adjusting, and tolerance in their life. Stress affects our physical, physiological, and mental health, so to manage Stress in daily life, an individual may learn to cope with that by using coping strategies. Methods: In the present study, a nonexperimental design was adopted at different organizations and homes in the Bagalkot, Vidyagiri, and Navanagar areas of Bagalkot. A convenient technique was used. A sample consists of 100 with 50 working and 50 non-working women. Cohen's perceived stress scale collected data to check the Stress and the Brief COPE scale to check the level of coping. Result: Mean and SD of Stress among working women were 20.66�2, and S.E.M was 0.45. The mean and SD of Stress among non-working women was 19.76�43, S.E.M was 0.34, and 't'-value (1.571) at a 5% significance level. The Mean and SD of coping among working women were 63.3�43 and S.E.M was 1.19. The mean and SD of coping among non-working women was 61.58�98, S.E.M was 0.84, 憈� value (1.186) at a 5% l.o.s. Conclusion: The study's overall findings show that there is higher perceived Stress in working women compared to non-working women, and coping is higher in working women than non-working women.
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Background: One of the utmost prominent illnesses in India is thyroid disease, and it has a significant impact on women of childbearing age. Various metabolic processes are regulated by the thyroid gland. Therefore, any abnormalities in this organ may cause those physiological functions to become dysfunctional. The postpartum period and pregnancy both frequently include thyroid problems. Method: Total 50 women are included as the sample. A convenient sampling method was used. A structured knowledge questionnaire was used to gather information, and Chi-square analysis was used to uncover the relationship between knowledge about thyroid disorders with socio-demographic factors. Result: The post-test results show that 50% of women were having good knowledge and 42% of women were having average knowledge. According to the pre-test, (68%) of women had inadequate knowledge and (32%) average knowledge. The computed knowledge 憈�-value (14.05) for the degree of freedom 49 and 0.05% level of significance was considerably greater than the table value (1.96). As a result, the planned teaching method worked. Conclusion: After evaluation of knowledge on the subject of thyroid disorders, it was found that most women had average knowledge regarding thyroid disorders. As a result, research has shown that STP was quite helpful in raising women's awareness of thyroid issues.
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Background: Lamaze breathing is a breathing technique based on the idea that controlled breathing can enhance relaxation and decrease the perception of pain. Some of the important techniques for controlled breathing include slow, deep breathing. Pregnancy and childbirth are one of the greatest events in the life of a woman which she aspires and longs for with great expectation. Methods: The data were collected by using the structured close-ended knowledge questionnaire. From using the disproportional stratified random technique of 50 staff nurses. Attending HSK and Daddenavara hospital, Bagalkot in a pre-experimental survey. The data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics in terms of mean, frequency distribution, percentage, paired t-test and chi-square test. Results: In post-test reveals that out of 50 staff nurses, the highest post-test (40%) of staff nurses had good knowledge, (30%) had excellent knowledge followed percentage (30%) of staff nurses with average knowledge. The overall findings reveal that the posttest knowledge score (30.54�66), which was (72.88%) of the total score was more when compared to the pre-test knowledge score (13�61), which was (36.05%) total score. The effectiveness of VATP in this area was a mean knowledge score of 17 with SD�04, which was (36.83%) of the total score. The calculated 't' value (17.77) was much higher than the table valve (1.96) for the degree of freedom 49 and 0.05% level of significance. Conclusion: The study provides that a video-assisted teaching programme on knowledge regarding the use of Lamaze breathing exercises among staff nurses was a scientific, logical, and cost-effective strategy.