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

NCT05435664 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HMKUASKAR-02
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 75
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Intensive Care Nurse; Fatigue

Keywords

Fatigue; Intensive Care Nursing; Progressive Relaxation Exercises

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• 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.

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

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Group

EXPERIMENTAL

During the first interview, the nurses in the intervention group were informed about PGE in a convenient and quiet room within the hospital, face-to-face and face-to-face. Afterwards, the researcher 15 minutes of application was made with the accompaniment. In order for the participants to practice at home, a voice recording containing the PGE steps voiced by the researcher in his own voice was sent to the nurses' phones. Nurses were asked to perform the PGE exercise by listening to the audio recording file for 15 minutes once a day for 4 weeks. In addition, daily reminders were made by creating a group over the WhatsApp application in order to prevent it from being forgotten. They were asked to provide feedback on their compliance with the program. At the beginning of the study, at the beginning of the study, at the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th weeks (at the end of the application), the 'Fatigue Severity Scale' was administered again through face-to-face interviews.

Behavioral: Progressive relaxation exercise

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention was made to the nurses in the control group. In the second and fourth weeks of the study, the "Fatigue Severity Scale" will be applied again through face-to-face interviews. At the end of the study, nurses will be informed about PGE and a voice recording will be sent to their phones from the WhatsApp application, containing the PGE steps, which the researcher voiced with her voice.

Interventions

Progressive relaxation exercise BEHAVIORAL

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

Intervention Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Working for at least 6 months
• Having a Fatigue Severity Scale score of 2.8 and above
• Volunteer to participate in research

You may not qualify if:

• 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mustafa Kemal University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Hospital

Hatay, 31080, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (6)

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  BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 30430667 BACKGROUND

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  PMID: 30295914 BACKGROUND

• Askar Askar SE, Ovayolu OO, Ovayolu N. The effect of progressive relaxation exercise on fatigue level of intensive care nurses: A randomised controlled trial. Aust Crit Care. 2024 Sep;37(5):767-774. doi: 10.1016/j.aucc.2024.01.011. Epub 2024 Apr 15.

  PMID: 38627114 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fatigue

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: There was no blinding due to the nature of the progressive relaxation exercise.
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer

Model Details: Randomized controlled

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 23, 2022
• First Posted: June 28, 2022
• Study Start: April 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: April 29, 2022
• Study Completion: April 29, 2022
• Last Updated: January 12, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)