Innovation for postpartum pelvic floor relaxation -Self-care guidance and effective verification using supportive underwear-

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24593363
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Lifelong developmental nursing
• Research Institution: Biwako-Gakuin University (2014); Shiga University of Medical Science (2012-2013)
• Principal Investigator: NAITO Kiyoko びわこ学院大学, 公私立大学の部局等, 講師 (30433238)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): OKAYAMA Hisayo 滋賀医科大学, 医学部, 准教授 (90335050) ; ENDO Yoshihiro 滋賀医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (40263040) ; MORIKAWA Sigehiro 滋賀医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (60220042) ; NINOMIYA Sanae 京都大学, 人間健康科学科, 助教 (40263040)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): TAKAHASI Satoi 聖泉大学, 看護学部, 非常勤講師 (00352914)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 産後女性 / 骨盤底弛緩 / 腹圧性尿失禁 / セルフケア指導 / サポート下着 / 効果検証 / 標準化

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Recently, 20 to 50 % of women have been experiencing stress urinary incontinence, and have impaired their quality of life. As the cause of the disease, damage to the pelvic floor that is associated with pregnancy and parturition is pointed out. Therefore, in this study, self-care which is easy and less onerous for child-raising women and also prevents and highly improves stress urinary incontinence was verified, and furthermore, self-care was promoted through guidance. As a result, it was verified that self-care that develops pelvic floor muscle was supportive underwear, and that pelvic floor muscle training exercise was the second effective measure. It also became evident that they were utilizing the information on a long-term basis after the self-care guidance during the early postpartum period.

Free Research Field

母性・女性看護学