Physical Comfort Research Articles

Validation of the Korean Version of Patient-Centered Care Tool: For Outpatients.

The objective of this study was to assess the validity and reliability of the Korean version of the patient-centered care (K-PCC) instrument for outpatients. The study was conducted due to the absence of a measurement tool specifically designed to evaluate patient-centered care for outpatients. This study is a methodological study to verify the validity and reliability of the Korean version of Patient-Centered Care (K-PCC) to measure patient-centeredness for outpatients. As a first step for the evaluation of the tool, the content validity was verified by expert panel. Then, a total of 400 outpatients were recruited, and construct validity was verified through confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) as the second step for the evaluation of the tool. The convergent and discriminant validity of the tool was verified by calculating the standardized factor loads, construct reliability (CR), and average variance extracted (AVE), and calculating the correlation square between the factors as the third and fourth steps for the evaluation of the tool. And as a fifth step for the evaluation of the tool, criterion validity was evaluated by comparing the correlation with the patient-centeredness measurement tool for inpatients (PEx-inpatient). In estimating reliability, internal consistency reliability coefficients were calculated. The confirmatory factor analysis supported good fit for the Korean patient-centered care instrument (K-PCC), and the eight-factor structure was validated. The scale comprises 21 items across eight factors: patient preferences (4 items), physical comfort (2 items), coordination of care (2 items), continuity and transition (3 items), emotional support (2 items), access to medical care (3 items), information and education (2 items), and family and friends (3 items). The Cronbach's alphas ranging between 0.73 and 0.88. The Korean patient-centered primary care instrument is a valid and reliable scale to measure patient-centered care for outpatients in the Korean medical environment.

Analysis of the Nursing Effect of Anesthesia Care Integration Combined with Preventive Nursing on Older Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation During the Perioperative Period.

This study explored the nursing effect of anesthesia care integration combined with preventive nursing on older patients with perioperative lumbar disc herniation (LDH). Clinical data of 100 older patients with LDH who were admitted to our hospital between May 2017 and May 2022 were used, and there were no patients who had not had surgery between January and May 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the different nursing methods, the patients were divided into control and observation groups, with 50 cases each. The control group received anesthesia care integration, whereas the observation group received anesthesia care integration combined with preventive nursing. Lumbar spine function, pain score, anesthesia recovery assessment, and nursing effects were compared between the two groups. The scores of the anesthesia recovery assessment of the two groups were compared, and the vital signs of the observation group during recovery from anesthesia were significantly better than those of the control group (P<0.05). After nursing care, the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group; however, the numerical scale (NRS) score of the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05). After nursing care, the physical comfort, emotional state, psychological support, self-care ability, and pain scores were higher in the observation group than in the control group; however, the NRS score of the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05). Anesthesia care integration combined with preventive nursing has a positive effect on older patients with perioperative LDH, and it significantly improves lumbar spine function, reduces pain, shortens recovery time, and benefits physical and mental health.

Evaluating Digital Technology Access and Usage among Teachers

This study investigates teachers' access to digital technologies in Public Basic Schools in Asante Akim Central Municipality, Ghana. The study uses a quantitative approach to evaluate the availability and types of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools, teachers' motivational and physical comfort with digital technologies, and their skills and usage patterns. Engaging with 108 teachers highlights gaps in access to and use of ICT tools. The results demonstrate that while teachers have access to digital tools such as laptops and smartphones, their access to specific software and digital tools is limited. In terms of motivation, teachers are primarily intrinsically motivated to use digital technologies. Teachers exhibited comfort and confidence in utilizing ICT tools, indicating operational skills and access to ICT. The findings underline the need to address these educational implementation gaps and reduce the digital divide. This research contributes to the literature on digital technology access in developing countries and provides valuable insights for stakeholders involved in integrating educational technology.

Fecal microbiota transplantation confirmed that 919 Syrup reduced the ratio of erucamide to 5-AVAB in hippocampus to alleviate postpartum depression by regulating gut microbes.

Postpartum depression has a crucial impact on the physical and psychological comfort and the work of postnatal women, the growth and development of infants and mental health in adulthood. Finding a safe and effective anti-postnatal depression drug is currently an important research goal in this field. In this study, the forced swimming test (FST) and tail suspension test (TST) were used to evaluated the depressive behaviors of mice, and the changes of metabolites and intestinal microflora in mice with postpartum depression were examined through non-target metabolomics and 16S RNA sequencing respectively. We found that traditional Chinese medicine compound 919 Syrup could alleviate postpartum depression in mice and inhibit the elevated erucamide level in depressive hippocampus. However, mice treated with antibiotics were not sensitive to the anti-postnatal depression effect of 919 Syrup, and the level of 5-aminovaleric acid betaine (5-AVAB) in their hippocampus was significantly decreased. Transplanting fecal microflora treated with 919 Syrup could effectively improve the depressive behaviors of mice, upregulate the level of gut-derived 5-AVAB in the hippocampus, and downregulate the level of erucamide. Erucamide was significantly negatively correlated with increased Bacteroides in intestine after 919 Syrup treatment or fecal transplantation, and significantly positively correlated with Ruminococcaceae UCG-014 which was increased in feces of mice with postpartum depression. The increase of Bacteroides, Lactobacillus, and Ruminiclostridium in intestine after fecal transplantation had a clearly positive correlation with 5-AVAB. In brief, 919 Syrup may downregulate the ratio of hippocampal metabolites erucamide to 5-AVAB by regulating intestinal flora to alleviate postpartum depression, laying a scientific foundation for future pathological research and development of therapeutic drugs for postpartum depression.

The effect of pain-education nursing based on a mind map on postoperative pain score and quality of life in patients with colorectal cancer.

Mind mapping is a combination of images and logical thinking in the form of pictures and texts. It presents a natural expression process that conforms to the divergent thinking of the brain, helping patients understand memory. This study aimed to investigate the impact of pain-education nursing with the aid of mind maps on postoperative pain scores and quality of life in patients with colorectal cancer. The medical records of 100 colorectal cancer patients treated from July 2020 to July 2022 were selected as retrospective research participants and divided into control and observation groups. The control group received routine pain care, and the observation group was given pain-education nursing based on a mind map. The effects on quality of life, pain, negative emotions, and comfort after nursing were compared between the 2 groups. There was no significant difference in quality of-life scores between the 2 groups before the nursing intervention (P > .05). After nursing, the physical, emotional, cognitive, and social functions of patients in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group. However, the overall quality of life and financial difficulties of patients in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P < .05). The observation group's social, physical, and psychological comfort scores were significantly higher than those in the control group after nursing intervention (P < .05). After nursing, the observation group's visual analog scale scores at different times after the operation were significantly lower than those of the control group. The scores on the self-rating anxiety scale and self-rating depression scale in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P < .05). Pain-education nursing based on mind maps can effectively improve the daily living ability, pain symptoms, and quality of life of patients after colorectal cancer, and there is a reference value for post-nursing care of patients after colorectal cancer.

Patient comfort in percutaneous coronary interventions.

To identify patients' general comfort levels in percutaneous coronary intervention. This descriptive research included 2 hundred cardiac patients, whom were in the Medipol Mega University Hospital, Istanbul, during the period between May 2018 and May 2019. The data were obtained by General Comfort Questionnaire and evaluated using mean, standard deviation, percentage and t-test. In this study reports that patients had the mean total comfort score as 3.03±0.3. They acquired the maximum score from the psychospiritual comfort subdimension and the minimum score from the physical comfort subdimension. Patients who experienced transradial percutaneous coronaryintervention had statistically higher general, physical, psycospiritual and environmental comfort levels than those who had transfemoral intervention (p<0.05). According to both access methods, relief and ease levels were significantly different. Patients who experienced percutaneous coronary intervention have above medium general comfort levels. Their physical comfort scored lowest within the comfort dimensions investigated in this study. The comfort level of the patients to whom the transradial method was applied was found to be higher in comparison with the transfemoral method.

Effect of different modes of administration of dexmedetomidine on the quality of recovery in ambulatory thyroidectomy: a randomized, controlled trial

To compare the effects of two different administration methods of dexmedetomidine (DEX) used as an adjuvant to ropivacaine in ultrasound-guided bilateral intermediate cervical plexus block (CPB) in terms of efficacy and the duration of postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing ambulatory thyroidectomy. This double-blind, randomized study enrolled patients who underwent thyroidectomy with ultrasound-guided bilateral intermediate CPB. Patients were randomized to receive either perineural administration of dexmedetomidine (group DP) or intravenous pumping of dexmedetomidine (group DI). The 40-item Quality of Recovery (QoR-40) questionnaire was used to assess the primary endpoint, which was the global QoR-40 score 24 h after the operation. Sixty patients were randomized equally into the two groups. The total QoR-40 score 24 h postoperatively was significantly higher in group DP than group DI (160.6 ± 9.1 versus 152.8 ± 7.9, respectively). Dimensions of physical comfort and pain scores were significantly higher in group DP than group DI. The visual analogue scale pain score scores were significantly lower in group DP than group DI at 12 and 24 h postoperatively. DEX as an adjuvant to ropivacaine in ultrasound-guided intermediate CPB can improve the QoR-40 score and prolong postoperative analgesia.Trial registration number: ChiCTR2000031264 at www.chictr.org.cn on 26 March 2020.

ANALYTICAL REVIEW OF THE CURRENT STATE OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE DESIGN OF ADAPTIVE REHABILITATION GARMENTS

The article is devoted to an analytical review of the current state of development in the design of adaptive rehabilitation garments of light industry to improve the process of psychophysiological adaptation of people (military and civilians) with traumatic limb injuries. The need to design adaptive clothing for people with lost limbs has been determined, with the aim of increasing a person’s independence, creating and maintaining his physical and psychological comfort, as well as ensuring his successful rehabilitation. On the basis of theoretical studies of existing varieties of adaptive products, the most rational structural and technological solutions of the constituent elements of adaptive rehabilitation shoulder and lumbar products were systematized and an information database was formed for the purpose of their informed choice for people (military and civilians) with traumatic limb injuries. Based on research in the field of harmonization of color relationships, taking into account the emotional and psychophysiological impact of color on consumers with traumatic limb injuries, a database and recommendations for the use of harmonious color combinations in adaptive rehabilitation clothing at the hospital and post-hospital stages have been developed. A series of sketches of new models of adaptive shoulder and waist products in the Sport-casual style for consumers with traumatic limb injuries for everyday use, taking into account the needs of aesthetics, ergonomics and socialization, are proposed. Further research is aimed at the production of experimental samples of adaptive products according to the provided sketches in the conditions of the Ukrainian brand ARTY Sport.

Evaluation of Multisensory Interactions Between the Healing Built Environment and Nurses in Healthcare Nursing Stations: Case Study of Tehran Hospitals.

Nursing stations are important features of medical centers that are constantly in use. As nursing is an inherently stressful occupation, nursing stations should be designed to minimize stress on those who must spend time there. This study evaluated the effect of environmental design factors on mitigating the stress levels on nurses in nursing stations by determining the environmental factors that most influence the perceptual senses that affect physical and psychological comfort. A quantitative approach was used to evaluate the parameters that affect the sensory perceptions of nurses in nursing stations at four hospitals in Tehran. A survey was conducted to identify environmental design parameters that affect the visual, auditory, tactile, kinesthetic, and olfactory senses. The results revealed that the olfactory category scored highest, followed by the auditory, visual and tactile categories, which had similar scores, and kinesthetic was ranked last. A connection was revealed between the educational level of the nurses and environmental factors affecting their sensory perception in terms of materials, aesthetics and the appropriate number of windows as a visual sense, and ergonomics as a kinesthetic sense. Significantly, the gender variable differed in the Furniture variable based on comfort of seating with respect structure. Based on the results of this study, a combination of olfactory, visual, and auditory factors should be required at the nursing stations to decrease the stress level of nurses.

MAKING HEALTHY CAMPUS BY TREATING OPEN SPACE

This paper examines the architectural and landscape design strategies for open spaces facilities targeting stress reduction for learning environments of university campuses in a compact urban areas. Literature reviews provide three prevailing perspectives for physical design techniques and operations- healing gardens where greenery and plants produce restorative effects, flexible spaces that accommodate functional needs of different activities, and green buildings that incorporate open space as a catalyst for integrated ecosystem. Corresponding design approaches (landscape design, spatial design and green design) . A comparison of two university campuses with different urban contexts is conducted to identify challenges and opportunities for applying these design approaches. For a compact campus, high-dense surroundings may limit the size of an open space and may ruins the circulation and accessibility. on the other side, a small open space may provide its users more intimate contact with natural restorative elements and also a more controllable microclimate for physical comfort. A healthy campus should encompass diverse open spaces to satisfy different purposes.In this research Finally, a framework that integrates the three approaches will combined to produce a proper design. KEYWORDS- Healthy campus,Open space,Healing gardens,Green building.

Evaluation of factors affecting the quality of luxury residential buildings using the fuzzy BWM method

The construction sector consists of a collection of activities related to buildings and engineering constructions of all kinds. It is the close relationship between this sectors with other economic sectors, which distinguishes it. Therefore, it is an important indicator of the movement of the national economy, but this sector faces major risks, especially in the construction of luxury residential buildings, and these risks may affect the implementation of the project and may lead to increase costs, affect the quality and sometimes delay delivery. This study was carried out to evaluate the factors affecting the quality of luxury residential buildings in Iran using the fuzzy best-worst method (fuzzy BWM). The BWM method provides a consistent structural comparison of factors through best and worst criteria. And this method extended using a fuzzy set to address the ambiguity from the decision-maker’s judgment. The evaluation consists of five criteria: Strength and stability, physical comfort and mental peace, visual proportions and beauty, safety, security and environment, and welfare and health. To determine the fuzzy criteria’ weights, the nonlinearly constrained optimization problem was applied. The result indicated that the best and the worst criteria were Visual proportions and beauty and welfare and health.

Remote Work Implications on Productivity of Workers in the Saudi Financial Sector

Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate how remote work affects workers’ productivity in the Saudi financial sector. It tries to analyze the interrelation of workers’ productivity when working remotely with job satisfaction and work management. Moreover, the paper tries to shed light and reflect widely on the cons and pros of remote work. Theoretical Framework: Remote work is one of the digital transformation consequences, it is a new form of work that allows workers to work away from the employer’s primary workplace. The framework of the study is adopted from the association of workers productivity with (1) working remotely, (2) job satisfaction and (3) remote work management. This framework aims to provide the magnitude of these three variables on the productivity of workers in the Saudi financial sector. Research Methodology: Primary data collected by conducting a survey, which covers a sample consisting of 1270 respondents from banks, financial, and insurance companies in Saudi Arabia. Secondary data is obtained from previous scientific studies, official reports issued by the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA), and other related international institutions. Findings: The Results of the descriptive and inferential analysis showed that there is a positive effect and association of workers’ productivity by job satisfaction, remote work, and work management during working remotely. As workers in the financial sector feel satisfied with their job due to remote work, their productivity increases. Analysis of remote work advantages revealed that remote work raises the sense of responsibility of staff, promoting self-censorship. Moreover, remote work contributes to balance in work and life, serenity, and enhances the psychological and physical comfort of the employee, consequently, it increases workers’ productivity. While physical isolation, lack of communication between co-workers, and low levels of learning due to limited direct contact between colleagues and clients can also challenge building social relationships at work and negatively affect the workers ‘productivity. Research, Practical &amp; Social implications: This study can be generalized and undertaken to improve the application of remote work as a new pattern of work in the financial sector, benefiting from its advantages and tackling its drawbacks. Moreover, design work strategies and restructure the work policies to include the remote work beside the traditional presentism work. In addition to introduce new management system compatible for remote work and specialized training programs, ensuring efficient communication to enhance employee productivity. Originality/value: This study addresses an important contemporary issue in the field of work and productivity, remote work. It is a pioneer empirical study which focused on the linkage between remote work and workers productivity in the Saudi financial sector. It presents comprehensive conceptional framework and literature review and provides empirical results and policy implications for decision makers in the Saudi financial sector and related sectors.

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Other| April 01 2023 In This Issue Utah Historical Quarterly (2023) 91 (2): 91. https://doi.org/10.5406/26428652.91.2.06 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation In This Issue. Utah Historical Quarterly 1 April 2023; 91 (2): 91. doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/26428652.91.2.06 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All Scholarly Publishing CollectiveUniversity of Illinois PressUtah Historical Quarterly Search Advanced Search Within the pages of this issue, women raise children, spin cloth, found hospitals, operate hotels, homestead ranches, advocate for rights, and much else—an amount of effort that attests to the fact that whatever the venue or the capacity, women have always worked. Women's opportunities for education, remuneration, public engagement, personal fulfillment, or even physical comfort, on the other hand, depend in part on the societies in which they live. This issue of Utah Historical Quarterly focuses on women in nineteenth-century Utah and illustrates a few of the laws, community ties, money-making options, and institutions that affected their business and personal lives.In 1870s Utah, Latter-day Saint and Catholic leaders separately called on women to expand their traditional healing roles; and in Salt Lake City, two sets of women responded by founding Deseret Hospital and Holy Cross Hospital. Deseret Hospital closed just over a decade after its opening, while Holy Cross... You do not currently have access to this content.

Impact of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) on Reproductive Health

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a communicable respiratory disease caused by a new strain of coronavirus that causes illness in humans. The disease is caused by a pathogen called Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 and can be transmitted from person to person through infected air droplets that are projected during sneezing or coughing. The coronavirus disease has generally affected all sectors of the society, including the health sector and reproductive health in particular. Reproductive health contributes greatly to physical and psychosocial comfort and closeness between individuals. Adequate and balanced reproductive health can be impaired and deprived by diseases, abuse, exploitation, unwanted pregnancy, and death. This review paper looked into possible effects of COVID-19 pandemic on reproductive health. Human and nonhuman primate literatures were examined to extract empirical data detailing the impact of COVID-19 on reproductive health. Literatures were sourced from Ovid MEDLINE, SCOPUS, the Cochrane Library, Ovid EMBASE, CINAHL Plus, PROQUEST, PUBMED, and Web of Science. Experimental and clinical evidence were used to examine whether COVID-19 adversely impacted on the reproductive health of infected and non-infected population. The global outbreak of COVID-19 has led to measures driven by the pandemic, to prevent further spread and effectual treatment of those affected. This has literally caused decrease in sexual and reproductive health care services due to global lockdowns and closures of health sectors deemed to be non-essential in combating the disease.

Evaluation of the Physical Properties and Comfort of Functional Athlets Designed for the Elderly

The issue of clothing is one of the problems that come with ageing. Despite the need, there is no athlete for women aged 65 and over in the market. In this study, first, a survey was conducted on the issuesfaced by women over the age of 65 while using athlete. The functional and comfortable special athlete for summer and winter was designed to solve and eliminate the problems by analysing the obtained results. In the study, first, 100% cotton, 100% bamboo, 100% viscose, cotton/bamboo and cotton/viscose blended fabrics were produced in a single jersey knitting structurefor summer athlete. 100% cotton fabric was produced in the interlock knitting structure for winter athlete. Second, these fabrics were pre-treated, and the finishing treatments to provide some functional properties such as softness (cationic, microemulsion and macroemulsion silicones) and antibacterial properties were applied to these fabrics. After the finishing treatments, tests and analyses were carried out, and the fabric weight, elasticity and bursting strength tests were carried out to determine the physical properties of the fabrics. To determine the comfort properties of the fabrics, air permeability, water vapour permeability and thermal comfort properties tests were performed. According to the results, the functional and comfortable summer and winter athlete were determined and produced for older women. At the end of the study, a clothing trial was also made with the produced woman athletes.

Ordering Eyeglasses Using 3D Head Scan Technology versus Established Online and Storefront Clinic Methods.

This study investigates how a new smartphone scanning technology compares with established online and storefront vendors in providing remote measurement and adjustment of prescription eyeglasses. This study aimed to evaluate a new technology for ordering prescription eyeglasses online. Thirty participants with 2.00 to 2.75 D of presbyopia (aged 49 to 74 years) were asked to order eyeglasses with progressive addition lenses from four vendors: one online vendor using a new head scan technology (Topology, San Francisco, CA), two established Web site-based vendors (vendors A and B), and one storefront vendor: Université de Montréal's Vision Clinic (UMVC). The resulting measurements were compared with those of opticians. Participant-reported preferences on visual and physical comfort of eyeglasses were collected after 15-minute trials of eyeglasses from each vendor. Pupillary half-distance measured with Topology matched optician measurements, but online vendors A and B diverged (mean difference, - 0.80 mm [ Z = -2.79; P = .005]). Topology and vendor B segment addition heights were similar to optician measurements, but vendor A diverged (mean, -1.40 mm [ Z = -2.58; P = .01]). The personalization parameter values obtained with Topology were different from optician measurements for pantoscopic angle (-5.30° [ Z = -4.12; P < .001]) and face wrap angle (+1.25° [ Z = -2.94; P = .003]). The UMVC eyeglasses scored best for adjustment (8.71/10 [ Z = -5.53; P < .001]), with Topology coming second (7.23/10). Topology scores were equivalent to UMVC scores for all eight items of patient-reported preferences (nonparametric Friedman analysis of variance, P < .05). Basic lens centration measurements obtained with Topology compare well with those of opticians, but some aspects of the methodology for measuring personalization parameters could be improved. In comparison with two established online vendors, resulting measurements with Topology are more consistent. Initial wearer satisfaction with Topology eyeglasses was also better.

Mothers’ Satisfaction with Midiwifery Care During Second Stage of Labour at University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital Complex, Akure

The midwife's care of the woman during the second stage of labour entails guiding the labour process, offering physical comfort, emotional support, and keeping a positive relationship while ministering to the woman. Gaining the patient's trust during the labour process requires a strong nurse-patient connection. Midwives play a crucial role in ensuring the best possible pregnancy outcome by establishing rapport with expectant mothers and their families prior to, during, and after labour. At the University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital Complex in Akure, the study evaluated mothers' satisfaction with midwifery care during the second stage of labour. The study employed a descriptive research design. The respondents were chosen using a purposive sampling technique. Respondents included only 199 mothers who gave birth vaginally and gave their assent to the study. The majority of respondents (130(65.3%) had a positive experience with their care throughout the second stage of labour, whereas (69(34.7%, had a negative experience. The majority of respondents (127(63.8%) expressed positive satisfaction with midwifery treatment, while 72 (36.2%), expressed negative satisfaction. Finally, it was noted that a p-value of 0.05 (0.000, 2=24.705) exists between maternal satisfaction and the type of midwifery care received by the mother during the second stage of labour. It was recommended among others that Government should provide adequate facilities, staffing and conducive environment for quality health care delivery.

Environmental factors influencing women’s childbirth experiences in labor–delivery–recovery–postpartum unit: a qualitative cross-sectional study

BackgroundWomen’s experiences of birth environment influence their mental health and that of their families. Identifying women’s childbirth experiences in the labor–delivery–recovery–postpartum unit (LDRP) unit can help design a peaceful environment. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate environmental factors influencing women’s childbirth experiences in LDRP unit.MethodsThis qualitative cross-sectional study was conducted on 20 women with a childbirth experience in the LDRP unit. A purposive sampling was performed and continued until data saturation. The data were collected through unstructured interviews and analyzed using inductive content analysis.ResultsData analysis led to the extraction of three categories: physical security, a meaning-oriented environment, and physical comfort. The physical security category was obtained from three sub-categories: privacy, bed ergonomics, and the possibility of medical interventions. The meaning-oriented environment category was extracted from four sub-categories: promising symbols of becoming a mother, a peaceful environment, and a spiritual environment, and the physical comfort category was extracted from three sub-categories: minimizing noise pollution, ambient lighting, and LDRP internal design.ConclusionsThese study results showed that women’s experience of giving birth in LDRP was accompanied by perceiving physical security, a meaning-oriented environment, and physical comfort. Moreover, the results indicated that the childbirth experience in the LDRP unit might be influenced by physical and emotional environmental factors. Therefore, in order to design a peaceful environment, it is necessary to take into account these factors.

Impact Prenatal Yoga Training on the Length of Labor in Kendari City

Background: Prenatal yoga is a slow movement exercise combined with breathing exercises to maintain the posture of the mother-to-be, calm the soul, and prepare for birth by reducing pain, increasing physical and psychological comfort. Purpose: To determine the effect of the combination of prenatal yoga on the length of labor at the Nambo Public Health Center. Method: quasi-experimental with Non-Equivalent Group Design. The sample is pregnant women in the working area of the NamboPublic Health Center, totaling 60 people consisting of 30 treatment groups and 30 control groups. Sampling with purposive sampling technique. Data analysis using t-test. Conclusion: There is an effect of prenatal yoga practice on the duration of the second stage of labor in the working area of the Nambo Health Center, Kendari City.

Innovations in pattern-makking to enhance the comfort of bikinis

Comfort and functionality in bikinis are responsible for the physical and psychological well-being of users. Thus, seeking to enhance the positive experience of product usability, problems related to the bikini parts were analyzed, aiming at the search for solutions related to modeling problems. Thus, Rozenfeld's et al (2006) and Baxter's (2011) methodological procedures were based, as well as bibliographic research categorizing the research approach as qualitative and descriptive, also conducted a questionnaire with users of the product. In this sense, the structuring of the project was supported by subjective and objective criteria, which supported the innovative proposal in modeling. The fashion drawings of the pieces illustrated the suggestions for new textile compositions, as well as the application of the modeling technique integrated to the bikini, aiming to solve questions regarding the user's physical and psychological comfort.