This study was conducted to determine the effect of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) application on post-cesarean section pain levels.

The study was carried out between March 1 and June 1, 2021 with mothers who gave birth through cesarean section in the postpartum service of a maternity and children's hospital in the most populated city of Turkey, which is located in the west. The study data consists of a total of 76 individuals, including 38 in the experimental group and 38 in the control group. In the study, the effect size was calculated as 2.22. Accordingly, the power of the study, which was completed with 38 individuals in the control group and 38 in experimental group, had an effect size of 2.22, and used a significance level of 0.05, was calculated as 99.9%. The power analysis was conducted on the G*Power software package.

Inclusion Criteria:

• The study included individuals who

  • had a cesarean section,
  • were at the 6th to 24th hour postpartum,
  • agreed to participate in the study,
  • had a cesarean section for the first time,
  • did not use patient-controlled analgesia (PCA),
  • did not have an additional health problem that may cause pain in the postpartum period, other than cesarean incision pain, and
  • could speak and understand Turkish.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Mothers who wanted to quit on their own will at any stage after being included in the study, had verbal communication problems, had hearing or vision problems, or had previously been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness were excluded from the sample.

The mothers who gave birth through cesarean section in the postpartum service of a maternity and children's hospital