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Fascial Yoga in Menopausal Women

Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of a structured fascial yoga-based behavioral intervention on perceived stress, cognitive control, and cognitive flexibility in menopausal women. The study aims to determine whether a non-pharmacological and non-invasive behavioral intervention can support psychological and cognitive functioning and reduce perceived stress in menopausal women. Design: This study is designed as a randomized controlled, pretest-posttest experimental study with a post-intervention follow-up assessment. Eligible participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group receiving usual care. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and at follow-up to evaluate both the immediate and sustained effects of the intervention. Method: A total of 60 menopausal women aged 45-65 years will be recruited from the menopause outpatient clinic and randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group. The intervention group will participate in a 12-week online fascial yoga program consisting of two 60-minute sessions per week. In this study, fascial yoga is defined as a fascia-focused, non-pharmacological, and non-invasive behavioral intervention that includes myofascial release techniques, breath regulation, body awareness, and basic yoga practices to support stress regulation and cognitive functioning. The program will include myofascial release techniques, basic yoga postures suitable for all physical fitness levels, and structured breathing exercises. All sessions will be conducted online in a group format, and no audio or video recordings will be taken. The control group will continue to receive routine outpatient care during the study period. After completion of the follow-up assessments, the fascial yoga program will be offered to participants in the control group upon request. Data will be collected at three time points: at baseline before the intervention, immediately after completion of the 12-week intervention, and at the follow-up assessment 8 weeks after the intervention. Perceived stress, cognitive control, and cognitive flexibility will be assessed using validated self-report questionnaires. Hypotheses: H1: Menopausal women participating in the fascial yoga intervention will show a significant reduction in perceived stress levels compared with the control group at post-intervention and follow-up assessments. H2: Menopausal women participating in the fascial yoga intervention will show a significant improvement in cognitive control and cognitive flexibility compared with the control group at post-intervention and follow-up assessments.

EFFECTS OF TWO PAİN MANAGEMENT EDUCATİON METHODS DURİNG HEEL PRİCK PROCEDURES ON MATERNAL ANXİETY AND NEONATAL PAİN

The aim of this research is to evaluate the effects of two different methods of education (verbal instruction + written brochure and verbal instruction + AI-assisted video presentation) given to new mothers on neonatal pain management, their use of non-pharmacological methods, anxiety levels, and neonatal pain, and to examine the relationship between them. Research Questions Do two different pain management education methods affect mothers' use of nonpharmacological methods? Do two different pain management education methods affect mothers' anxiety levels? Do two different pain management education methods affect neonatal pain during heel prick procedures? Is there a difference between verbal instruction combined with a written brochure and verbal instruction combined with video demonstration in terms of mothers' use of nonpharmacological methods? Is there a difference between verbal instruction combined with a written brochure and verbal instruction combined with video demonstration in terms of maternal anxiety levels? Is there a difference between verbal instruction combined with a written brochure and verbal instruction combined with video demonstration in terms of neonatal pain during heel prick procedures? Is there a relationship between mothers' use of nonpharmacological methods and their anxiety levels? Is there a relationship between mothers' use of nonpharmacological methods and neonatal pain levels?