The Effect Of Progressive Relaxation Exercises On The Care Satisfaction

NCT04368780 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2019/24
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The increase in the elderly population, insufficiencies in chronic diseases cause an increase in the number of dependent and dependent elderly. This situation negatively affects caregivers with elderly individuals. nonpharmacological interventions are commonly used to reduce the negative emotions of caregivers due to care. One of these applications is progressive relaxation exercises. This study was planned in a randomized controlled experimental study design to investigate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercise. on care satisfaction, care burden and depression level of caregivers who care for bed dependent elderly individuals. The study will consist of 10 interventions, 10 control groups, and 20 caregivers.

Conditions

Caregiver

Keywords

caregiver; older people; depression; progressive muscle relaxation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• the Carer's Assessment of Satisfaction Index

  The caregivers measure satisfaction with care.

  2 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• the Zarit Caregiver Burden Scale

  2 months

• the Beck Depression Scale

  2 months

Study Arms (2)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Individuals who provide home care to an elderly person who is dependent on the bed

Experimental group

EXPERIMENTAL

Individuals who provide home care to an elderly person who is dependent on the bed. It is planned that the exercises will be conducted two days a week with the researcher and on the other days by the caregiver herself for a total of eight weeks.

Other: Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Combined With Music

Interventions

Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Combined With Music OTHER

The CD on relaxation exercises developed by the Turkish Psy-chological Associationwas used.In the second of CD 30-min section; relaxation exercises are explained to the accompaniment ofrunning water sounds and verbal instructions. Progressive relaxation technique includes stretching and relaxing the bigmuscle groups (hands, arms, neck, shoulders, face, chest, abdomen,hip, feet andfingers) in the human body on purpose. When steps ofProgressive Relaxation Exercises are analyzed, it is observed thatlearning how to take correct and deep breaths is the most impor-tant step towards learning relaxation. In addition, taking correct breaths is used as a part of the exercise among all relaxation exercises.Steps of Progressive Relaxation Exercise:- breathing exercises- lower extremity exercises- upper extremity exercises- exercise of respiratory muscles.

Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• The age of the caregiver is 18 years old.
• Giving care to the elderly patient who is dependent on the bed for at least 3 months and above,
• No psychiatric disease diagnosed,
• No vision, speech or hearing problems that would prevent the information given from being understood and the implementation of PMR exercise,
• Individuals providing voluntary care will be included in participating in the research.

You may not qualify if:

• The age of the caregiver under 18
• Giving care to an elderly person dependent on bed for less than 3 months
• With a diagnosis of psychiatric illness
• Has a vision, speech or hearing problem that will prevent the information given from being understood and the implementation of the PMR exercise,
• Caregivers who do not agree to participate in the research will not be included in the research.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Aksaray University: lead

Study Sites (2)

Aksaray University Faculty of Health Science

Aksaray, 68100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Aksaray University Health Science Faculty

Aksaray, 68100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: No Intervention: Control group Experimental: Experimental group
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: 2019/24

Model Details: Parallel Assignment

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 27, 2020
• First Posted: April 30, 2020
• Study Start: March 15, 2019
• Primary Completion: March 15, 2020
• Study Completion: March 15, 2020
• Last Updated: February 17, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (2)