Effects of relaxation on anxiety and salivary IgA levels in puerperae

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Cândida Caniçali Primo¹  Maria Helena Costa Amorim¹ 

[1],Federal University of Espírito Santo,Brazil

关键词: postpartum depression;    anxiety;    relaxation techniques;    immunoglobulin A;    psychoneuroimmunology;    pregnancy;    postpartum period;    depresión posparto;    ansiedad;    técnicas de relajación;    inmunoglobulina A;    psichoneuroinmunología;    embarazo;    periodo de posparto;    depressão pós-parto;    ansiedade;    técnicas de relaxamento;    imunoglobulina A;    psiconeuroimunologia;    gravidez;    período pós-parto;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692008000100006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This experimental study aimed to evaluate the effect of relaxation techniques on anxiety levels, and the relation between anxiety and the concentration of Immunoglobulin A. The study was carried out in a maternity hospital in a city of the State of Espírito Santo, Brazil. The sample was composed of 60 puerperae. The information on the variables: age, education, marital status, type of childbirth, and parity were collected with a specific form; the trait and state of anxiety were based on the State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI/IDATE); and the level of salivary IgA was obtained through immunoturbidimetry. The application of the Mann-Whitney, Wilcoxon, and Pearson's correlation statistical tests showed a significant reduction in the levels of the state of anxiety in the experimental group (p = 0.01); there was no correlation between the trait and state variables of anxiety and the salivary IgA level; both groups (experimental and control) showed trait and state of medium-intensity anxiety.

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