Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: August | Volume: 10 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 266-272
Comparison of Reaction Time in Post Partum LSCS Primiparous and Multiparous Females: A Pilot Study
Aishwarya Menon1, Parag Kulkarni2, Ajay Kumar3
1Graduate, DPO’s NETT College of Physiotherapy, Thane, India
2Assistant Professor, DPO’s NETT College of Physiotherapy, Thane, India
3Principal, DPO’s NETT College of Physiotherapy, Thane, India
Corresponding Author: Aishwarya Menon
ABSTRACT
Background: The visual pathway is a complex multi-synaptic neuronal circuit prone to alteration in conductivity under the influence of various neuro-hormonal modulators. The female sex steroids have shown significant effect on these circuits during different phases of menstrual cycle and pregnancy. The reaction time is the elapsed time between the presentation of a stimulus and the subsequent behavioral response i.e. time required for an observer to react to a stimulus. Various studies have shown changes in reaction time during pregnancy but there are no studies that show changes in reaction time and its effect on the woman in the postpartum stage. Deary-Liewald reaction time tester was used in this study to calculate the simple and choice reaction time and a total of 30 subjects were included in this study which were divided into 2 groups i.e. primiparous LSCS and multiparous LSCS and they were screened on 4th and 14th day postpartum
Aim: To compare reaction time in post-partum LSCS primi parous and multi parous females on 4th and 14th day. Objectives: To assess and compare reaction time in post-partum primiparous and multi parous LSCS females on 4th and 14th day. Material and Methods: A total of 30 females were selected as per the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The subjects were allocated in 2 groups of 15 females in each group. Group A consisted of postpartum primiparous females and group B consisted of postpartum multi parous females. Reaction time was assessed using Deary-Liewald Reaction time tester software.
Result: The study result show that significant difference was found in the simple and choice reaction time on 4th and 14th day when a comparison is made in the same group i.e. within Group A and within Group B.
Conclusion: The study concludes that there is a significant difference in the reaction time when a comparison is made in the same group. But there is no significant difference in the reaction time when an inter-group comparison is made between primiparous and multiparous females.
Key words: Reaction time, LSCS females, Postpartum, Deary-Liewald reaction time tester