Effects of Progressive Relaxation Exercises on Vital Signs and Fatigue in Liver Transplant Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

This randomized controlled study was conducted to evaluate the effects of progressive relaxation exercises on vital signs and fatigue level. Ninety patients with liver transplantation (experimental group = 45, control group = 45) were included in the study. The patients in the experimental group performed progressive relaxation exercises for 25 to 30 minutes every day for 4 weeks. Before the progressive relaxation exercises, the vital signs and fatigue level of the patients were recorded. Vital signs were recorded again immediately after the progressive relaxation exercises and at the end of the second week. At the end of the fourth week, the final measurement of vital signs was performed along with the second fatigue level assessment. In the experimental group, pulse and respiratory rates, systolic and diastolic blood pressure values, and fatigue severity mean scores were found to be lower and oxygen saturation level was higher than those of the control group. The improvement in vital signs in the experimental group was evident at week 3 ( p < .05).

The effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercises on postmenopausal sleep quality and fatigue: a single-blind randomized controlled study

“…19,44,47,48 Studies for participants with hemodialysis, 49 head and neck cancer, 21 and gynecological cancer, 31 participants receiving chemotherapy for the first time, 45 and participants with breast cancer 30,50 have shown that PMR has positive and curative effects on fatigue. Moreover, studies that have been conducted with participants with fibromyalgia, 20 participants in the post-liver transplant period, 51 participants with diabetes, 52 participants with rheumatoid arthritis, 53 and multiple sclerosis 54 have shown that PMR has positive and curative effects on fatigue. In studies with different participant groups, positive effects of PMR on fatigue were observed, similar to the results of the current study.…”

“…Moreover, studies that have been conducted with participants with fibromyalgia, 20 participants in the post-liver transplant period, 51 participants with diabetes, 52 participants with rheumatoid arthritis, 53 and multiple sclerosis 54 have shown that PMR has positive and curative effects on fatigue. In studies with different participant groups, positive effects of PMR on fatigue were observed, similar to the results of the current study.…”

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Effect of slow breathing exercise and progressive muscle relaxation technique in the individual with essential hypertension: A randomized controlled trial

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“…[6] It has been proposed that PMR lowers the heart rate, [7] Systolic, and diastolic BP, [8] respiratory rate. [7] and anxiety by reducing neural reflex function, which decreases musculoskeletal neural input and output activity, thus reducing the stress level in hypertensive people. PMR has been used in numerous empirical studies with positive physiological effects in many populations.…”