Effectiveness of lukewarm water compress on reduction of breast pain and breast engorgement among post-cesarean section mothers  

作　　者：Soni CHAUHAN Kumari NUTAN Monica AGRAWAL Surya Kant TIWARI 

机构地区：[1]Nursing Tutor,Yatharth Nursing College and Paramedical Institute,Chandauli,Uttar Pradesh,India [2]Institute of Nursing,King George’s Medical University,Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh,India [3]Professor Cum Vice-Principal,M.V.P.Samaj’s Institute of Nursing Education,Nashik,Maharashtra,India [4]Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,King George’s Medical University,Lucknow,Uttar Pradesh,India

出　　处：《Journal of Integrative Nursing》2023年第3期167-172,共6页中西医结合护理杂志（英文）

摘　　要：Objective:The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of lukewarm water compress on breast pain and breast engorgement among post-cesarean primiparous mothers.Materials and Methods:This quasi-experimental posttest-only design was conducted with 60 post-cesarean section primiparous mothers between October 2018 and January 2019.A simple random sampling technique was used to allocate 30 participants to both experimental and control groups.The experimental group received lukewarm water compress using a sponge cloth for 20 min twice a day on the second,third,and fourth postnatal days.The control group received routine hospital care.Breast pain and engorgement were assessed using the Visual Analog Pain Scale and Breast Engorgement Assessment Scale on the third,fourth,and fifth postnatal days.Results:Significant differences were observed between the experimental and control groups on day 1 and day 3 in terms of breast pain and engorgement scores among post-cesarean section mothers(P<0.001).In addition,no statistically significant differences were found between sociodemographic and breastfeeding parameters and breast pain and engorgement(P>0.05).Conclusion:Lukewarm water compress is effective in reducing breast pain and engorgement in post-cesarean primiparous mothers.Future research can include randomized controlled trials to evaluate the effectiveness of different therapies in treating breast pain and engorgement.

关 键 词：EFFECTIVENESS lukewarm water compress post-cesarean section POSTNATAL posttest only PRIMIPAROUS 

分 类 号：R473.71[医药卫生—护理学]