Benson's Relaxation Therapy on level of stress & coping among primigravida women with pregnancy induced hypertension

Objectives: To assess the effectiveness of Benson’s Relaxation therapy on level of stress, anxiety and coping among primigravida women with pregnancy induced hypertension. Design: Quasi experimental pretest and posttest with control group design. Settings: Government Ranee’s Hospital, Pudukkottai, TamilNadu.

Participants: Sixty primigravida women diagnosed with pregnancy induced hypertension, fulfilling the inclusion criteria were selected by Probability simple random sampling technique. Sample Selection criteria: Primi gravida women diagnosed with pregnancy induced hypertension.

Methods

The study was conducted with 60 primi gravida with pregnancy induced hypertension. Out of which 30 mothers were assigned to experimental group and 30 were assigned to control group. Pre and posttest assessment was done by Perceived stress Assessment scale, and Coping Scale by Rao and Prabhu.

Results: Benson’s Relaxation therapy was found to be effective in reducing the level of stress, anxiety and coping among primigravid women with pregnancy induced hypertension. KEYWORDS: Benson’s Relaxation therapy, Stress, Anxiety, Coping, Primigravida women, Pregnancy Induced Hypertension.