Effects of Breathing Exercises on Fear of COVID-19, Anxiety, Sleep and Quality of Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Izmir Bakircay University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy Adults

Treatments: Other: Breathing Exercises; Other: Information on COVID-19

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04910932

bakircaymzeren04

Details and patient eligibility

About

It has been reported that in the first stages of the pandemic, a significant portion of the general population experienced psychological problems such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic disorders. These problems persist today. A balanced diet, physical activity participation and relaxation techniques are recommended for preventing such problems. In studies conducted before the pandemic, it is reported that breathing exercises have positive effects on anxiety, sleep and quality of life in both patients and healthy individuals. Aim of this study is to investigate the effects of breathing exercises applied via teleconference on fear of COVID-19, anxiety, sleep and quality of life in healthy adult population.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• volunteering to participate in the study
• having a smart phone that can be used for teleconferencing purposes

Exclusion criteria

• have had COVID-19
• hospital admission for suspected COVID-19 in the past week
• having acute respiratory tract infection
• having any diagnosed chronic respiratory, cardiovascular, metabolic or neurological diseases

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Breathing Exercises group

Experimental group

Description:

Breathing exercises will be applied via teleconference by a physiotherapist 1 day a week. Individuals will perform exercises by themselves at their homes on the remaining 6 days of the week. Exercise program will be applied for 4 weeks. Individuals will also be informed about COVID-19 for once at baseline.

Treatment:

Other: Information on COVID-19

Other: Breathing Exercises

Control group

Other group

Description:

Individuals will be informed about COVID-19 for once at baseline.

Treatment:

Other: Information on COVID-19