Effects of Progressive Relaxation Exercises on Anxiety and Comfort of Turkish Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

Yılmaz, Seher; Arslan, Sevban

doi:10.7314/apjcp.2015.16.1.217

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“…Moreover, PMRT may directly prevent anxiety and the muscular activity which usually precedes nausea and vomiting. [34,35] The current study showed that depression mean score had significantly reduced following the implementation of progressive muscle relaxation technique between the study group. At the same time, such a reduce was not found between the control group after the implementation of routine nursing care.…”

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Effect of progressive muscle relaxation technique on stress, anxiety, and depression after hysterectomy

Essa

Ismail²,

Hassan³

2017

JNEP

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Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) is one the systematic techniques that could be utilized to obtain a deep state of relaxation. It is an important component of nursing care for gynecological postoperative patients. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation technique on stress, anxiety and depression after hysterectomy. A quasi experimental research design with a pretest-posttest control group was utilized. The study was conducted at the gynecological ward of National Medical Institution in Damanhour, Albehera Governorate. Collection of data consumed six months from starting of December 2014 until the end of May 2015. It comprised a purposive sample of 80 women who were undergoing abdominal hysterectomy. They were divided into two equal groups (study group and control group). Two tools were utilized to gather the necessary data; a socio-demographic structured interview schedule, and the Depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21). Study results revealed that stress, anxiety and depression were statistically significantly decreased among the study group after the intervention (p = .000). The study concluded that the women who received progressive muscle relaxation technique after hysterectomy demonstrated lower stress, anxiety and depression levels than those who received only the routine nursing care. It is recommended that maternity and gynecological nursing should encourage the utilization of the progressive muscle relaxation technique to patients undergoing hysterectomy to minimize their stress, anxiety and depression.

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Effect of progressive muscle relaxation technique on stress, anxiety, and depression after hysterectomy

Essa

Ismail²,

Hassan³

2017

JNEP

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“…For instance, PMR was effective in ameliorating sleep problems and fatigue in women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer . Other likely benefits attributable to this therapy in breast cancer populations include reduced nausea and anxiety …”

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Clinical practice guidelines on the evidence‐based use of integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment

Greenlee

DuPont-Reyes

Balneaves³

et al. 2017

CA A Cancer J Clinicians

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Patients with breast cancer commonly use complementary and integrative therapies as supportive care during cancer treatment and to manage treatment-related side effects. However, evidence supporting the use of such therapies in the oncology setting is limited. This report provides updated clinical practice guidelines from the Society for Integrative Oncology on the use of integrative therapies for specific clinical indications during and after breast cancer treatment, including anxiety/stress, depression/mood disorders, fatigue, quality of life/physical functioning, chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, lymphedema, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, pain, and sleep disturbance. Clinical practice guidelines are based on a systematic literature review from 1990 through 2015. Music therapy, meditation, stress management, and yoga are recommended for anxiety/stress reduction. Meditation, relaxation, yoga, massage, and music therapy are recommended for depression/mood disorders. Meditation and yoga are recommended to improve quality of life. Acupressure and acupuncture are recommended for reducing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. Acetyl-L-carnitine is not recommended to prevent chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy due to a possibility of harm. No strong evidence supports the use of ingested dietary supplements to manage breast cancer treatment-related side effects. In summary, there is a growing body of evidence supporting the use of integrative therapies, especially mind-body therapies, as effective supportive care strategies during breast cancer treatment. Many integrative practices, however, remain understudied, with insufficient evidence to be definitively recommended or avoided.

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“…The age standardized incidence rate of the disease is as follows: North America, 126 (Toriola et al, 2013), Turkey 35.8 (Kayhan et al, 2014) and Russia 43.2 (Troisi et al, 2012) per 100, 000 people. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer and the second leading cause of cancer related death among women (Yilmaz and Arslan, 2015). Various studies recognized factors like genetic (Afsharfard et al, 2013), duration of breastfeeding, birth rate, number of cigarettes smoked and the duration of it (Fredslund et al, 2012), family history of cancer, the number of abortions (Bjerkaas et al, 2013) and some other factors affected the disease.…”

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Health Beliefs of Nursing Faculty Students about Breast Cancer and Self Breast Examination

Ardahan

Dinc²,

Yaman³

et al. 2015

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Background: Breast cancer usually shows a slow development rate and when it is recognized in early stages very successful treatment results can be achieved. This research was planned to research the health beliefs of nursing faculty students about breast cancer and breast self-examination (BSE). Materials and Methods: The first class students of nursing faculty formed the basis for this descriptive research (N=347). Sample selection was not made and all female students who wanted to participate voluntarily in the research during March-May of 2014 were included (n=331). Results: It was determined that 85.5% of students had knowledge about cancer, 79.5 % knew of breast cancer, and 65.3% were aware of how BSE is performed. According to the responses of students to the scale of the health belief model that is used to determine the health beliefs of students, item-point averages of trust and obstacle sub-dimensions were high. Conclusions: It is determined that more than half of students had knowledge about breast cancer and breast self-examination. Their health beliefs were affected by trust and obstacle perceptions, knowledge level about cancer, and awareness about how BSE is done. These factors should be considered in planning trainings that will be given to students. Social responsibility projects should have designed to create the awareness that cancer is a treatable disease.

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Effects of Progressive Relaxation Exercises on Anxiety and Comfort of Turkish Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

Cited by 40 publications

References 9 publications

Effect of progressive muscle relaxation technique on stress, anxiety, and depression after hysterectomy

Effect of progressive muscle relaxation technique on stress, anxiety, and depression after hysterectomy

Clinical practice guidelines on the evidence‐based use of integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment

Health Beliefs of Nursing Faculty Students about Breast Cancer and Self Breast Examination

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