The Effect Of A Home Based Exercise Intervention On...

The purpose of this paper is present a synopsis of the article titled, The Effect of a Home-Based Exercise Intervention on Postnatal Depression and Fatigue: A Randomized Control Trial. This synopsis addresses the following items: purpose or objective, background, primary independent and dependent variables, main findings of the literature review, methods, statistical tests used and rationale for each, primary outcomes, results or findings, conclusions, and evidence rating using the SORT and GRADE evidence rating methods. Purpose, Objective(s)/Aim(s) Fatemeh Mohammadi, Jamileh Malakooti, Jalil Babapoor heiroddin, and Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, 2014 stated, â€Å"this study aims to determine the effectiveness of home-based low-intensity stretching and breathing exercises on the reduction of 1 and 2 month post-partum depression (primary outcome) and fatigue (secondary outcome) scores.† Background and Variables The role of becoming a mother has many effects on a woman such as new roles, major responsibilities, money issues, increased unpaid workload, and harm to body image. These issues cause many women to suffer from postnatal fatigue and depression. These psychological issues can interfere with the mother’s ability to care for her new baby. The independent variable in this study is the home-based antenatal and postnatal exercise program. The dependent variable will be decreased depression and fatigue. Main Findings of the Literature Review The health ofShow MoreRelatedEffects Of Depression On High Income Countries1555 Words   |  7 PagesDepression, in general, affects more than 340 million people around the world and is reported to be the highest cause of disability in high-income countries (Demissie). 15% to 85% of mothers can experience postpartum â€Å"blues† with postpartum depression rates between 11.7% and 20.4% in the United States alone (Ersek). This depression can occur at anytime from post-delivery up to one year (Ersek). Giving birth comes with a wide variety of changes including physical, emotion and social. There are veryRead MoreNU 545 Unit 2 Essay10921 Words   |  44 Pagesthe surface of the body with cooler air of the surrounding space. Convection occurs passively as warmer air at the surface of the body rises away from the body and is replaced by cooler air, but fans or wind may aid the process. *The combined effect of conduction and convection by wind is conventionally measured as the windchill factor. - Vasodilation Peripheral vasodilation increases heat loss by diverting core-warmed blood to the surface of the body. As the core-warmed blood passes through