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Title: | Safety and Efficacy of Motor Imagery-Based Physical Activity in High-Risk Pregnancy: a Randomized Controlled Study | Authors: | Yakıt Yesilyurt, Seda Birinci Olgun, Tansu Ayaz Taş, Seda Tosun, Gökhan Özer, Mehmet Özengin, Nuriye |
Keywords: | blood pressure exercise fetal high-risk pregnancy motor imagery vital signs well-being Guidelines Exercise |
Publisher: | Wiley | Abstract: | Objective: This study aimed to investigate the acute effects of motor imagery-based physical activity on maternal well-being, maternal blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation, fetal heart rate, and uterine contractions in women with high-risk pregnancies. Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted in Izmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital from August 2023 to January 2024. Seventy-six women with high-risk pregnancies were randomized into two groups: a motor imagery group (n = 38, diaphragmatic-breathing exercise and motor imagery-based physical activity) and a control group (n = 38, diaphragmatic-breathing exercise). Maternal well-being was determined using the Numerical Rating Scale-11. Digital sphygmomanometry was used to measure maternal heart rate and blood pressure, pulse oximetry for oxygen saturation, and cardiotocography for fetal heart rate and uterine contractions. Assessments were performed pre-intervention, mid-intervention, and post-intervention. Results: There were no significant differences in baseline characteristics between groups (P > 0.05). There was a significant main effect of time in terms of maternal well-being and maternal heart rate (P = 0.001 and P = 0.015). In addition, there was a significant main effect of the group on oxygen saturation (P = 0.025). The overall group-by-time interaction was significant for maternal well-beingm with an effect size of 0.05 (P = 0.041). Conclusion: The combination of diaphragmatic-breathing exercises and a motor imagery-based physical activity program in women with high-risk pregnancies was determined to have no adverse effects on the fetus, did not induce uterine contractions, and resulted in a significant improvement in maternal well-being and oxygen saturation. Thus, imagery-based physical activity can be used in high-risk pregnancies where physical activity and exercise are not recommended. | URI: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.15799 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14365/5457 |
ISSN: | 0020-7292 1879-3479 |
Appears in Collections: | PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / PubMed Indexed Publications Collection Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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