Effectiveness of Prenatal Gentle Yoga on Improvement Level of Depression in Pregnant Women Age <20 and >35 Years

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of prenatal gentle yoga on depression problems in pregnant women aged <20 and >35 years. This research was carried out at the Bara Baraya Health Center, Antang Health Center, Kapasa Health Center, and Mamajang Health Center. The research design used in this research is Quasi Experiment with a Nonequivalent Control Group Design approach. Sampling used a purposive sampling technique. The instrument used was the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) questionnaire. The sample in this study consisted of 24 respondents, 12 intervention groups and 12 control groups. Criteria in this research: pregnant women <20 years and >35 years, pregnant women in the II-III trimester with gestational age >=20 to <31 weeks, pregnant women without complications in pregnancy. Results: The mean ranks value for the intervention group was 6.50 in the pre test-mid test and mid test-post test respectively. Meanwhile in the control group the mean ranks value was 5.61 in the pre test-mid test, and the mean ranks value was 4.50 in the mid test-post test. This shows that the intervention group experienced a significant decrease in the level of depression in the BDI – II (Beck Depression Inventory-II) score compared to the control group. And a comparison of post test data from the intervention group and the control group obtained a p-value of 0.005 (<α 0.05) . Conclusion: There was a difference in BDI-II (Beck Depression Inventory -II) scores in the intervention group and the control group after being given Prenatal Gentle Yoga treatment