Progressive Relaxation Exercise Applied to Palliative Caregivers on Coping With Stress,Anxiety

NCT04880941 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2021/02
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

It is important to consider the needs of palliative care caregivers and to plan interventions for psychosocial problems.

Conditions

Palliative Care

Keywords

Progressive Relaxation Exercise; Coping With Stress; Anxiety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Coping With Stress in Palliative Caregivers

  Stress Coping Styles Scale-The minimum score to be obtained from the scale is 30, and the maximum score is 120. The high scores indicate that the person copes effectively with stress.

  1 week

• Coping With Stress in Palliative Caregivers

  Stress Coping Styles Scale-The minimum score to be obtained from the scale is 30, and the maximum score is 120. The high scores indicate that the person copes effectively with stress.

  4 week

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Anxiety in Palliative Caregivers

  1 week

• Anxiety in Palliative Caregivers

  4 week

Study Arms (2)

Progressive Relaxation Exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

The Progressive Relaxation Exercise will be held 7 days for 4 weeks, a total of twenty eight sessions. Each session is set as fifty minutes

Behavioral: Progressive Relaxation Exercise

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Routine maintenance will be applied

Interventions

Progressive Relaxation Exercise BEHAVIORAL

In the progressive relaxation technique, the tension and anxiety in skeletal muscles are relatively relieved.

Also known as: Control group

Progressive Relaxation Exercise

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• To be able to communicate adequately
• Not having psychiatric problems
• Volunteering to participate in research
• Caregivers whose patients will be in bed for at least 4 weeks

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Istanbul Sabahattin Zain Universitiy

Istanbul, State, 34303, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Tsitsi T, Charalambous A, Papastavrou E, Raftopoulos V. Effectiveness of a relaxation intervention (progressive muscle relaxation and guided imagery techniques) to reduce anxiety and improve mood of parents of hospitalized children with malignancies: A randomized controlled trial in Republic of Cyprus and Greece. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2017 Feb;26:9-18. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2016.10.007. Epub 2016 Nov 18.

  PMID: 28069156 BACKGROUND

• Borji M, Nourmohammadi H, Otaghi M, Salimi AH, Tarjoman A. Positive Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Depression, Anxiety and Stress of Family Caregivers of Patients with Prostate Cancer: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2017 Dec 28;18(12):3207-3212. doi: 10.22034/APJCP.2017.18.12.3207.

  PMID: 29281868 RESULT

• Turan GB, Ozer Z, Demir C. The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises Applied to Caregivers of Palliative Care Patients on Stress Coping Styles and Anxiety Levels: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Nurs Open. 2025 Feb;12(2):e70149. doi: 10.1002/nop2.70149.

  PMID: 39953943 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders

Interventions

Control Groups

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Epidemiologic Research Design; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Research Design; Methods

Study Officials

• Zülfünaz ÖZER, PhD

  Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: Progressive Relaxation Exercise and control group
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD., Assistant Prof

Model Details: This study is an experimental study with pre-test and post-test control groups.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 6, 2021
• First Posted: May 11, 2021
• Study Start: April 30, 2021
• Primary Completion: June 10, 2021
• Study Completion: June 30, 2021
• Last Updated: July 22, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)