The Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercise on Fatigue in Intensive Care Nurses

Mustafa Kemal University75 enrolled

Overview

This study was planned as a randomized controlled experiment. It was aimed to examine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises applied to intensive care nurses on fatigue. The sociodemographic information of the participants will be collected with the 'Personal Information Form' and their fatigue levels with the 'Fatigue Severity Scale'. SPSS 22.0 package program will be used in the analysis of the data. p\<0.05 will be considered significant.

Intensive care nurses experience high levels of fatigue due to the physically and mentally demanding tasks they undertake. For example; Conditions such as prolonged seizures, difficulty sleeping, and heavy workload trigger this fatigue. One of the non-pharmacological interventions used in the management of fatigue experienced by intensive care nurses is progressive relaxation exercise (PGE). PGE involves voluntary, continuous and systematic stretching and subsequent relaxation of various muscle groups and was first described by Jacobson in 1938. The purpose of PGE is to focus attention on skeletal muscles and relax the whole body. While doing the exercise, the individual feels the difference between tension and relaxation in the muscles. Thus, when needed, it learns to relax in order to reduce the tension in the muscles. In the literature, it has been shown that PGE reduces the severity of fatigue caused by different chronic diseases. In this context, in this study, it is aimed to examine the effect of progressive relaxation exercise applied to intensive care nurses on fatigue and to contribute to the literature and to the fatigue management of nurses in line with the results obtained.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Intensive Care Nurse Fatigue

Interventions

Progressive relaxation exerciseBEHAVIORAL

It consists of sessions involving deep breathing and stretching and relaxing the body.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Working for at least 6 months * Having a Fatigue Severity Scale score of 2.8 and above * Volunteer to participate in research Exclusion Criteria: * Having a problem that prevents breathing through the nose * Having a diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or Asthma * Being pregnant * Having physical and mental health problems that prevent communication * Practicing any complementary method (relaxation exercise, yoga, etc.) during the study * Informed about the research but willing to participate in the research

Locations (1)

Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Hospital

Hatay, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in fatigue

It was measured with the Fatigue Severity Scale. The fatigue severity scale is a short measurement tool consisting of nine questions developed by Krupp and used to measure the degree of fatigue in patients with multiple sclerosis. The validity and reliability of the scale Armutlu et al. and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.94. In the scale, individuals are asked to rate the fatigue they have felt during the past week from 1 to 7. Each section is scored between 1 (strongly disagree) and 7 (strongly agree). The total score is calculated by taking the average of nine items.

Time frame: At the beginning of the study, at weeks 1, 2, 3 and 4

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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