Participant’s characteristics | n | % | Fatigue | Relaxation | ||||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||||||
Puerperal days* | F = 5.7*** |
| F = 4.0** |
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day 1 of postparturition | 29 | 11.6 | 6.3 | ± | 3.9 |
| 26.3 | ± | 7.9 |
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day 2 of postparturition | 67 | 26.7 | 6.6 | ± | 5.7 | 25.0 | ± | 7.7 | ||
day 3 of postparturition | 66 | 26.3 | 8.6 | ± | 6.5 | 20.0 | ± | 9.2 | ||
day 4 of postparturition | 59 | 23.5 | 10.7 | ± | 8.9 | 23.5 | ± | 7.9 | ||
day 5 of postparturition | 12 | 4.8 | 12.9 | ± | 7.2 | 21.8 | ± | 9.6 | ||
day 6 of postparturition | 11 | 4.4 | 13.4 | ± | 12.5 | 24.1 | ± | 10.0 | ||
day 7 of postparturition | 7 | 2.8 | 17.9 | ± | 5.6 | 14.7 | ± | 9.4 | ||
Birth experience | t = 1.6 |
| t = 2.5* |
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primipara | 151 | 9.6 | ± | 7.3 | 21.9 | ± | 8.4 |
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multipara (2 - 4 times) | 100 | 8.1 | ± | 7.6 | 24.7 | ± | 9.0 | |||
Previous disease | t = 2.2* |
| t = 0.1 |
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yes | 23 | 9.2 | 13.4 | ± | 10.6 |
| 23.2 | ± | 7.3 | |
no | 228 | 90.8 | 8.5 | ± | 6.9 | 23.0 | ± | 8.9 |