Klinik Araştırma

The Effect of Episiotomy Wound Care and Genital Hygiene Training on Episiotomy Wound Healing and Pain Perception: Randomized Controlled Trial

Cilt: 19 Sayı: 1 15 Ocak 2026
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The Effect of Episiotomy Wound Care and Genital Hygiene Training on Episiotomy Wound Healing and Pain Perception: Randomized Controlled Trial

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Objective To determine the effect of episiotomy wound care and genital hygiene training on episiotomy wound healing and pain perception. Method This randomized controlled trial was carried out in the postpartum service of the medical faculty hospital between March 2022 and April 2022. 128 women who underlap vaginal episiotomy were randomly assigned to the experimental (n=64) and control (n=64) group. The women who gave birth in the experimental group were given episiotomy wound care and genital hygiene training. Routine postpartum care was given to the women who gave birth in the control group. The data were collected using the personal information form, the episiotomy area evaluation scale (REEDA score) and the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Results According to the REEDA Scale (redness, edema, ecchymosis, discharge, approximation) of the wound healing status of the episiotomy area of the groups on the fifth(excluding ecchymosis) and 15th days postpartum, it was determined that the women in the education group healed faster than the women in the control group (p <0.05). At the end of the evaluation with VAS on the fifth and 15th day after birth, it was determined that the perception of episiotomy wound area pain in women in the training group was lower than in women in the control group (p < 0.05). Conclusions It was determined that episiotomy wound care and genital hygiene training contributed to the acceleration of episiotomy wound healing and the decrease of pain perception in terms of redness, edema, ecchymosis, discharge, approximation on the fifth (excluding ecchymosis) and 15th days.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Destekleyen Kurum

non

Proje Numarası

yok

Etik Beyan

The authors declare they have no competing interests.

Teşekkür

We thank the women who took part in this study.

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Doğum ve Kadın Hastalıkları Hemşireliği

Bölüm

Klinik Araştırma

Yayımlanma Tarihi

15 Ocak 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

16 Ocak 2024

Kabul Tarihi

1 Ekim 2025

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 19 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA
Buran, G., & Çankaya, S. (2026). The Effect of Episiotomy Wound Care and Genital Hygiene Training on Episiotomy Wound Healing and Pain Perception: Randomized Controlled Trial. Etkili Hemşirelik Dergisi, 19(1), 15-31. https://doi.org/10.46483/jnef.1421050
AMA
1.Buran G, Çankaya S. The Effect of Episiotomy Wound Care and Genital Hygiene Training on Episiotomy Wound Healing and Pain Perception: Randomized Controlled Trial. JNEF. 2026;19(1):15-31. doi:10.46483/jnef.1421050
Chicago
Buran, Gonca, ve Seyhan Çankaya. 2026. “The Effect of Episiotomy Wound Care and Genital Hygiene Training on Episiotomy Wound Healing and Pain Perception: Randomized Controlled Trial”. Etkili Hemşirelik Dergisi 19 (1): 15-31. https://doi.org/10.46483/jnef.1421050.
EndNote
Buran G, Çankaya S (01 Ocak 2026) The Effect of Episiotomy Wound Care and Genital Hygiene Training on Episiotomy Wound Healing and Pain Perception: Randomized Controlled Trial. Etkili Hemşirelik Dergisi 19 1 15–31.
IEEE
[1]G. Buran ve S. Çankaya, “The Effect of Episiotomy Wound Care and Genital Hygiene Training on Episiotomy Wound Healing and Pain Perception: Randomized Controlled Trial”, JNEF, c. 19, sy 1, ss. 15–31, Oca. 2026, doi: 10.46483/jnef.1421050.
ISNAD
Buran, Gonca - Çankaya, Seyhan. “The Effect of Episiotomy Wound Care and Genital Hygiene Training on Episiotomy Wound Healing and Pain Perception: Randomized Controlled Trial”. Etkili Hemşirelik Dergisi 19/1 (01 Ocak 2026): 15-31. https://doi.org/10.46483/jnef.1421050.
JAMA
1.Buran G, Çankaya S. The Effect of Episiotomy Wound Care and Genital Hygiene Training on Episiotomy Wound Healing and Pain Perception: Randomized Controlled Trial. JNEF. 2026;19:15–31.
MLA
Buran, Gonca, ve Seyhan Çankaya. “The Effect of Episiotomy Wound Care and Genital Hygiene Training on Episiotomy Wound Healing and Pain Perception: Randomized Controlled Trial”. Etkili Hemşirelik Dergisi, c. 19, sy 1, Ocak 2026, ss. 15-31, doi:10.46483/jnef.1421050.
Vancouver
1.Gonca Buran, Seyhan Çankaya. The Effect of Episiotomy Wound Care and Genital Hygiene Training on Episiotomy Wound Healing and Pain Perception: Randomized Controlled Trial. JNEF. 01 Ocak 2026;19(1):15-31. doi:10.46483/jnef.1421050

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