Clinical Research Directory

Effect of Artificial Intelligence-Based Education Before Planned Cesarean Section on Surgical Fear, Anxiety, and Postpartum Comfort Levels of Primigravida Women

This study was planned to determine the effect of artificial intelligence use before planned cesarean section on surgical fear, anxiety and postpartum comfort levels of primigravida women. The research will be conducted in an experimental design. The research will be initiated after obtaining written permission from Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University Ethics Committee, Niğde Provincial Health Directorate and Ömer Halisdemir Training and Research Hospital. Pregnant women between the ages of 18-35, who are primigravida, who applied for planned cesarean section, who have live singleton pregnancies and who are planned for spinal anesthesia will be included in the research. Before starting the research, the study will be initiated after obtaining the institutional permissions and written permissions from the pregnant women. Preliminary Assessment Form, Personal Information Form, Surgical Fear Scale, Surgical Anxiety Scale for Adult Patients, Postpartum Comfort Scale and Perianesthesia Comfort Scale will be used in data collection. Data will be evaluated in a computer environment using IBM SPSS Statistics 24 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences for Windows) package program. Appropriate statistical analyzes will be used in data evaluation.

Effects of Breastfeeding, Virtual Reality, and Stress Ball on Pain, Anxiety, Cortisol Levels, and Comfort During Episiotomy Repair

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of three different interventions-breastfeeding, using a stress ball, or wearing virtual reality (VR) goggles-on pain, anxiety, and stress during episiotomy repair (stitching) after childbirth. It also aims to examine how these methods affect a mother's comfort after the procedure. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does breastfeeding, using a stress ball, or using VR goggles lower the mother's pain and anxiety during the repair? Do these interventions reduce the mother's biological stress levels, measured by saliva cortisol tests? Do these methods lead to higher postpartum comfort levels for the mother in the first 24 hours after birth? Researcher will compare these three intervention groups to a "control group" (mothers receiving standard hospital care) to see which approach is most effective. Participants will: Be randomly assigned to one of four groups: Breastfeeding, VR Goggles, Stress Ball, or Standard Care. Use their assigned intervention throughout the entire episiotomy repair process. Provide saliva samples before and after the procedure to measure stress hormones (cortisol). Rate their pain and anxiety levels using clinical scales twice: once before the procedure begins and once immediately after it is finished. Complete a survey about their comfort levels between 6 and 24 hours after the delivery.