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Effect of Yoga on Mother's Stress and Sleep Quality of Mother and Child, Mother's Feeding Attitude, and Child's Feeding Behavior: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Alternative therapies in health and medicine
April 30, 2025
Aysenur Ozan et al. (2 authors)
Journal ArticleHuman Study
Extracted Claims (11)
InterventionDirectionEndpointPopulationDosageImpactClaim #
yoga
decrease
stress level
mothers in the yoga group
-
A significant difference was found
#1
yoga
increase
sleep quality
mothers in the yoga group
-
A significant difference was found
#2
yoga
decrease
negative mood
mothers in the yoga group
-
A significant difference was found
#3
yoga
decrease
inadequate feeding attitudes
mothers in the yoga group
-
A significant difference was found
#4
yoga
decrease
frequency of night awakening
children of the mothers in the yoga group
-
improvements were observed
#5
yoga
decrease
nocturnal wakefulness
children of the mothers in the yoga group
-
improvements were observed
#6
yoga
decrease
reluctance
children of the mothers in the yoga group
-
improvements were observed
#7
yoga
decrease
reactivity
children of the mothers in the yoga group
-
improvements were observed
#8
-
increase
stress levels
Mothers in the control group
-
showed a significant increase
#9
-
decrease
sleep quality
Mothers in the control group
-
showed a significant decrease
#10
-
no change
sub-parameters of sleep and feeding behaviors
child of mothers in the control group
-
there was no significant difference
#11
Abstract

AIM: This study aimed to investigate the effects of yoga on mothers' stress, mother and child sleep quality, mother's feeding attitude, and child's feeding behavior, in mothers of children having sleep and feeding difficulties. METHODS: The study included 55 mothers with children having sleep and feeding problems. Mothers were randomly divided into two groups as yoga (n=29) and control group (n=26). Yoga was practiced via video conferencing method for 8 weeks, 2 days a week, 1 hour a day, while the mothers in the control group did not receive any intervention. The stress levels of the mothers were assessed with the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS); attitudes towards the feeding process with the Infancy and Early Childhood Feeding Process Mother's Attitudes Scale; and their sleep quality with the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Infant's feeding problems were evaluated with the Infancy Adaptive Eating Behavior Scale, and sleep problems with the Brief Infant/Child Sleep Questionnaire (BISQ). RESULTS: A significant difference was found in the stress level (P < .05), sleep quality (P < .05), negative mood, and inadequate feeding attitudes (P < .05) among the sub-parameters of feeding attitudes of mothers in the yoga group post-intervention. Among the children of the mothers in the yoga group, improvements were observed in the frequency of night awakening, nocturnal wakefulness, and in the sub-parameters of feeding behaviors such as reluctance and reactivity (P < .05). Mothers in the control group showed a significant increase in stress levels (P < .05) and a significant decrease in sleep quality (P < .05), whereas there was no significant difference in the sub-parameters of sleep and feeding behaviors of their child (P > .05). CONCLUSION: Yoga has positive effects on mothers' stress, sleep quality of mother and child, feeding attitude of mothers, and feeding behavior of child, in mothers of children with sleep and feeding problems.

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PubMed ID40293853
Research Impact Scores
APT Score0.05
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