Development of a physical recovery program considered the psychosocial status of postpartum women

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K23148
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: 0908:Society medicine, nursing, and related fields
• Research Institution: Osaka Yukioka College of Health Science
• Principal Investigator: Araki Tomoko 大阪行岡医療大学, 医療学部, 助教 (70438109)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-09-11 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 産後女性 / 体力 / 運動 / 心理社会的側面 / 回復

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to determine the physical fitness, physical function, and psychosocial status of postpartum women and to develop a recovery program based on this information. During the study period, 248 women participated in this survey. The results of the study were reported at 16 domestic and 2 international academic conferences. In addition, activities such as lectures developed in the community using the results of the research were highly evaluated and received an award.
As a result of this study, 70% of postpartum women were classified into the category of locomotive syndrome level 1 or higher, and 82% experienced pain. It was also found that age, length of time since last childbirth, and prenatal pain were associated with the tendency toward postpartum locomotive syndrome. We will continue to investigate these findings as well as publish them in future papers.

Free Research Field

リハビリテーション医学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究において、産後女性の70%がロコモ度1以上に該当し、82%が産後の疼痛を経験していたことが明らかになった。一見日常生活を難なく過ごしている産後女性が体力や身体能力において、決して余裕がないことが明らかとなった。
産後の回復は育児や復職にも影響を及ぼすと考えられ、妊娠・出産を契機に身体症状、心身状態が大きく変化することを考慮すると、本研究の知見を活用する社会的意義は大きい。