Effects of Breathing Exercises on Pain, Fatigue, and Anxiety Levels in Women Receiving Brachytherapy

Amasya University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Exercise

Treatments: Other: Breathing exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06613061

AmasyaU-NU-689

Details and patient eligibility

About

Breathing exercises are one of the most useful techniques to reduce stress and anxiety. The aim of this study is to determine the effects of breathing exercises on pain, anxiety and fatigue in patients receiving brachytherapy treatment.

Full description

Introduction: Breathing exercises are one of the most useful techniques to reduce stress and anxiety.

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the effects of breathing exercises on pain, anxiety and fatigue in patients receiving brachytherapy treatment.

Method: The sample of the study will consist of 56 women who applied to the Brachytherapy Unit of a training and research hospital. The research data will be collected using the Introductory Information Form, Numerical Pain Scale, Beck Anxiety Inventory and Piper Fatigue Scale. Although studies have been conducted in different areas regarding breathing exercises, no study has been found in our country regarding the effects of breathing exercises on patients receiving brachytherapy. Therefore, this study will determine the effects of breathing exercises on pain, anxiety and fatigue in patients receiving brachytherapy treatment and contribute to the literature.

Conclusion: It is thought that breathing exercises will be beneficial in reducing physical and psychological symptoms.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 85 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being over 18 years old
• Being willing to participate in the study
• Being able to speak and understand Turkish

Exclusion criteria

• Having a malignancy related to the respiratory system (bronchus or lung)
• Having chest pain
• Having done box breathing and diaphragm breathing exercises/receiving training before
• Having cognitive dysfunction
• Not giving consent to participate in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental (breathing exercise)

Experimental group

Description:

The researcher has a breathing exercise certificate. In our study, the breathing exercise application consists of three stages: box breathing, sigh breathing and diaphragm breathing. Patients will be asked to continue the breathing exercise application for 2 weeks and will be reminded to do the breathing exercises. Box and sigh breathing will be done 3 times a day (morning, noon and evening) every day for 2 weeks. Diaphragm breathing exercise will be applied for 2 minutes in the first week and 4 minutes in the second week.

Treatment:

Other: Breathing exercise

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will receive standard care. No intervention will be applied to these patients during the follow-up period, only data collection forms will be applied. Data collection forms will be collected in the same time period as the intervention group.