1Midwifery Department of Health, Polytechnic of Surakarta-Indonesia
2Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University, Indonesia
3Faculty of Medicine, Airlangga University, Indonesia
Online published on 20 March, 2019.
Unstable emotions are common in primiparous women who fail to adapt to changes during perinatal period could not be resolved fundamentally, so research of psychoeducation dhikr is crucial to be conducted to reduce perceived stress in an effort to prevent postpartum depression syndromes.
to prove routine midwifery care plus psychoeducation dhikr has more influential on decreasing perceived stress and postpartum depression syndromes among primiparous women.
This study was an experimental study. A number of 24 participants as intervention group and a number of 23 participants as control group. All participants completed the Perceived Stress Scale and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, in the third trimester of pregnancy, one week before due date of birth, the three days and tenth days after birth. Statistical test using General Linear Model and independent t-test to compare mean difference.
At the end of the intervention, the difference of of the PSS score between groups 3.73, CI 95% (−6.14-(−1.32)) and p value is 0.003. The difference of the EPDS scores between groups 2.34, CI 95% (−4.44-(−0.24)) and p value is 0.030.
The routine midwifery care plus psychoeducation dhikr has more decrease perceived stress and postpartum depression syndromes in primiparous women.
Dzikr, Perceived Stress, Syndrome Depression
