The Effect of Breathing Exercise Applied to Intensive Care Nurses on Fatigue and Perceived Stress
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorKahramanmaraş İstiklal University
About this trial
The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to investigate the effect of breathing exercise on fatigue and stress in intensive care nurses.
Hypotheses of the study; H11: The level of perceived stress in nurses practicing breathing exercise is lower than the nurses in the control group.
H12: The level of fatigue is lower in nurses practicing breathing exercise compared to nurses in the control group.
Data will be collected in the intervention and control groups with a pre-test data collection form before the intervention. Patients in the intervention group will be given breathing exercises, while patients in the control group will not receive any intervention. In the second week, interim follow-up data will be collected with the data collection form. At the end of the study; data will be collected from the intervention and control groups with post-test data collection forms.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Working in intensive care for at least 6 months
Volunteering to participate in the research
Not practicing any complementary therapies during the study, such as breathing exercises, acupuncture, massage therapy, relaxation techniques and yoga, which may be effective on perceived stress and fatigue
Disqualifiers
Having a problem that prevents nasal breathing and prevents breathing exercises
Being pregnant
Experiencing physical and mental health problems that prevent communication
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Experimental: Breathing Exercise Application Group
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov