Nonpharmacological Method for Relief During Episiotomy Repair

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The study was planned as a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of reflexology on perceived perineal pain during episiotomy repair. The research will be carried out with participants who gave birth vaginally at Darıca Farabi Training and Research Hospital between July and December 2024. The research will be carried out with two groups: reflexology and control groups. Considering the sample size in the R pwrss (Statistical Power and Sample Size Calculation Tools) program, a type 1 (alpha) error of 0.05 and a power of 0.80, it was calculated that the study group should be at least 32 in the reflexology group and 32 in the control group. Considering the confounding variables, it was planned to recruit 25% more participants for each group, and therefore it was decided to recruit 40 participants per group. The participants included in the study will be divided into two groups by determining which group they will be included in from the website called "Random List", a random number generation program. Thus, each participant's number and group number will be determined and recorded. Research data will be collected using the Participant Information Form, VAS (Visual Analog Scale) and McGill Ağrı survey, which were created by the researcher within the framework of the literature on the subject. The data of the research will be evaluated using SPSS (IBM) 29.0 program. In evaluating the data; Descriptive statistics and comparative statistical analyzes will be used. Statistical significance level will be accepted as p\<0.05.

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