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Breathing Relaxation Exercise Heart Failure

U

University of Yalova

Status

Completed

Conditions

Congestive Heart Failure

Treatments

Behavioral: exercise

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to determine the effect of breathing and relaxation exercises on dyspnea, fatigue and self-care level in heart failure patients.

Full description

The Effect of Breathing and Relaxation Exercise on Dyspnea, Fatigue and Self-Care Level in Patients with Heart Failure: A Randomized Controlled Study It was planned according to CONSORT rules as a randomized controlled study to determine its effect on self-care level.

The hypotheses of the research are as follows:

a: Breathing exercise applied to HF patients has an effect on the mean dyspnea score. b: Breathing exercise applied to HF patients has an effect on the mean fatigue score. c: Breathing exercise applied to HF patients has an effect on self-care mean scores. d: Relaxation exercise applied to HF patients has an effect on the mean dyspnea score. e: Relaxation exercise applied to HF patients has an effect on the mean fatigue score.

f: Relaxation exercise applied to HF patients has an effect on self-care mean scores.

Enrollment

65 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 100 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

(a) 18 years of age or older; (b) Patients with HF stage NYHA II-III; (c) hospitalized for two weeks; (d) Not pregnant; (e) Not applying any integrated treatment; (f) Patients who have been taking the same heart failure medication for at least three months.

Exclusion criteria

The exclusion criteria of patients are as follows: (a) Not expected to participate in a breathing or progressive relaxation exercise study in expert opinion; (b) Patients with COPD, (d) Patients with severe mental disorders.

Individuals' eligibility for inclusion and exclusion criteria will be evaluated through patient file records and interviews with the physician.

Trial design

65 participants in 3 patient groups

breathing exercise group
Description:
breathing exercise group
Treatment:
Behavioral: exercise
relaxation exercise group
Description:
relaxation exercise group
Treatment:
Behavioral: exercise
control group
Description:
control group

Trial contacts and locations

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Central trial contact

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