Effect of Relaxation with Guided Imagery on Anxiety, Depression, and Self-Esteem in Primiparas
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- 1 September 1995
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Holistic Nursing
- Vol. 13 (3) , 255-267
Abstract
A pretest-posttest experimental design with a convenience sample of 60 subjects was used to examine the effects of a relaxation with guided imagery protocol on anxiety, depression, and self-esteem in primiparas during the first 4 weeks of the postpartum period. The results showed that the experimental group had less anxiety and depression and greater self-esteem than did the control group at the end of the period. Positive correlations were obtained between anxiety and depression; negative correlations between self-esteem and anxiety and depression. All findings were significant at the .05 level.Keywords
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