Progressive Relaxation Exercises Before Mobilization:Effects on Pain, Anxiety and Physiologic Parameters CABG Patients

The Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercises Applied Before Mobilization on Pain, Anxiety and Physiological Parameters in Patients With Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery

This study is planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises applied before mobilization on pain, anxiety and physiological parameters in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

This study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises on pain, anxiety and physiological parameters before mobilization in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Ethics committee and institutional approval were obtained before starting the study. Patients were informed about the study and their verbal and written informed consent was obtained. The study will be conducted in a public hospital in Istanbul with 68 patients (experimental group = 34, control group = 34) who met the research criteria and underwent CABG surgery. The patients in the experimental group will be given progressive relaxation exercises twice at 6-hour intervals on postoperative day 1 and day 2. Patients in the control group will receive routine treatment and care. Physiological parameters, pain, and anxiety levels will be evaluated twice daily on postoperative days 1 and 2 in both groups.It was also stated that a smart wristband should be worn on the arms of the patients on postoperative days 1 and 2 to monitor the frequency of mobilization in both the experimental and control groups. In addition, the frequency of analgesic use will be monitored.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Ability to read and write in Turkish,
• Analgesics given ≥4h before assessment,
• Conscious and communicative,
• Elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery planned,
• Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery for the first time were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosed with a psychiatric or neurological disorder,
• Diagnosis of a musculoskeletal condition that could affect mobilization,
• Patients with hearing and vision loss,
• Patients participating in another clinical trial during the same period,
• Patients who developed any complications during the postoperative period were excluded.