Journal of International Psychiatry

【Abstract】Objective To explore the effect of music meditation therapy in the psychological and emotional intervention of postpartum urinary retention women. Methods 87 cases of postpartum urinary retention women admitted to our department from August 2019 to April 2021 were enrolled as the research objects. They were divided into 2 groups by tossing of coins. 43 cases of the control group received routine catheterization care, and the observation group was in the control group. On the basis of the intervention, music meditation therapy was used to compare the success rate of postpartum 3d treatment, the incidence of intractable postpartum urinary retention, residual urine volume, psychological distress thermometer (DT), Edinburgh Depression Scale (EPDS) and anxiety self-evaluation between the two groups Scale (SAS), Depression Scale (SDS). Results After intervention, the bladder residual urine volume and length of hospital stay in the observation group were lower than those in the control group, and the success rate of postpartum urinary retention treatment was higher than that in the control group (P<0.05). The observation group’s SAS score, SDS score, EPDS score, and DT score were All were significantly lower than the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Music meditation therapy has a significant effect in the psychological intervention of postpartum urinary retention women. It can significantly reduce the negative emotions of the lying-in women and relieve the pain of the lying-in women. The effect is significant and it is worthy of clinical recommendation.

[Keywords] music meditation therapy; postpartum urinary retention; negative emotions; psychological intervention