Effectiveness of aerobic gymnastic exercise on stress, fatigue, and sleep quality during postpartum: A pilot randomized controlled trial

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 77, Issue , 2018, Pages 1-7

  Yang, Chiu Ling ^a   Chen, Chung Hey ^b  

^a FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Gymnastic exercise; Perceived stress; Postpartum; Sleep quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PILOT STUDY; POSTNATAL DEPRESSION; PSYCHOLOGY; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SLEEP; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; EXERCISE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; PILOT PROJECTS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SLEEP; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85029697744     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.09.009     Document Type: Article

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