Objective: This randomized controlled experimental study aimed to investigate the effects of pranayama exercises on vital signs, anxiety, fear of death, and sleep quality in patients who have experienced an acute myocardial infarction. Materials and Methods: The study sample consisted of 80 patients diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction who were hospitalized in the Coronary Intensive Care Unit of Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Hospital The patients were randomly assigned to either the experimental (n=40) or control group (n=40) using a computer-based randomization method. Data collection tools included the Personal Information Form, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Death Anxiety Scale, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
Objective: This randomized controlled experimental study aimed to investigate the effects of pranayama exercises on vital signs, anxiety, fear of death, and sleep quality in patients who have experienced an acute myocardial infarction. Materials and Methods: The study sample consisted of 80 patients diagnosed with acute myocardial infarction who were hospitalized in the Coronary Intensive Care Unit of Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Hospital between June and November 2024. The patients were randomly assigned to either the experimental (n=40) or control group (n=40) using a computer-based randomization method. Data collection tools included the Personal Information Form, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Death Anxiety Scale, and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
80
The people in the pranayama experimental group were first informed about the practice (At the deepest point of the breath, the left nostril is closed with the index finger of the right hand and exhaled through the right nostril. When it reaches the deepest point, close the nostril with the thumb and exhale through the left nostril. At least 3 more rounds are continued in this way. one Pranayama session (approximately 30 minutes). The people in the experimental group were taught pranayama exercises during the application and were given a brochure with written instructions on home application and were info
normal breathing 20 breath per min
İstanbul
Istanbul, Kartal, Turkey (Türkiye)
Beck Anxiety Inventory
It is a Likert-type scale consisting of 21 items and scored between 0-3. According to scale scoring; 8 points: No anxiety, 8-15 points: Mild anxiety, 16-25 points: Moderate anxiety, 26-63 points: Determined as severe anxiety decrease the15 points
Time frame: up to 4 weeks
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