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| Ankara City Hospital Bilkent | OTHER |
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Nurses who intensive care unit will be entered. Participants will be randomized to one of two study arms:
Arm 1: Progressive muscle relaxation; Arm 2: control. Hypothesis: Progressive muscle relaxation will decrease occupational stress, headache and improve well-being.
Previous reports have revealed that non-pharmacological approaches such as aromatherapy, massage, meditation, music therapy, breathing exercises, yoga and progressive muscle relaxation exercises (PGE) have been used to reduce stress and fatigue of individuals and improve their well-being.
However, there have been limited studies that directly focus on supporting intensive care nurses who face serious problems with intense work tempo, experience excessive stress, headache, tension, fatigue, are open to psychosocial problems such as anxiety, depression and burnout.
Besides, till date, no study has been conducted to determine the effects of progressive relaxation exercise on occupational stress, headache and well-being for intensive care nurses.
The present study investigates the effects of progressive muscle relaxation in a single-site, 2-arm, assessor-blinded randomized, controlled study of 100 intensive care nurses.
Arm 1: relaxation; Arm 2: Attention matched control. The investigators hypothesize that progressive muscle relaxation will decrease the severity of occupational stress and headache and improve well-being.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Relaxation exercise | Experimental | Intensive care nurses will apply 20 minutes of online (zoom meeting) progressive muscle relaxation exercise twice a week, for 8 weeks, for a total of 16 group sessions. In order to support nurses' adaptation to the research, the group counselor will remind the nurses by phone twice a week during the implementation process, and their regular participation in online sessions will be supported. |
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| Control | No Intervention | No attempt will be made during the research. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Progressive muscle relaxation | Behavioral | Progressive muscle relaxation exercise is a type of exercise in which tense muscles in your body gradually relax and relax. It is an application that allows you to forcefully stretch every muscle group in your body, hold it tight for 5 seconds, and then relax it. Visualize your tense muscles throughout this exercise and imagine that the feeling of relaxation spreads to all your muscles in the form of a wave and the tension is relieved. Keep breathing throughout the entire exercise. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Occupational Stress | Occupational stress severity will be measured based on patient report by the Occupational Stress Scale. Higher scores indicate increased occupational stress. | Baseline measurements, at the end of 4., 8th week and one week after the completion of the interventions |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in headache severity | Headache severity will be measured based on patient report by the Visual Analog Scale. Lower scores indicate low level of headache. | Baseline measurements, at the end of 4., 8th week and one week after the completion of the interventions |
| Change in Well-being |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Bulent Güngörer, Dr. | Contact | +09 312 552 60 00 | ankarasehir@saglik.gov.tr |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Zehra G Metin, PhD | Hacettepe University Faculty of Nursing | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Ankara City Hospital Cardiovascular Hospital | Recruiting | Ankara | Cankaya | 06800 | Turkey (Türkiye) |
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| ID | Term |
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| D000073397 | Occupational Stress |
| D006261 | Headache |
| ID | Term |
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| D009784 | Occupational Diseases |
| D013315 | Stress, Psychological |
| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001326 | Autogenic Training |
| ID | Term |
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| D006990 | Hypnosis |
| D026441 | Mind-Body Therapies |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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Well-being will be measured by the Flourishing Scale. Higher scores on the scale mean better well-being. |
| Baseline measurements, at the end of 4., 8th week and one week after the completion of the interventions |
| D010146 |
| Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D011613 |
| Psychotherapy |
| D004191 | Behavioral Disciplines and Activities |