The Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercise on Fatigue and Comfort Level After Major Orthopedic Surgery
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Sponsor
- Aksaray University
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- General Comfort Scale
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study was planned to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercise to be applied after major orthopedic surgery on post-operative fatigue and comfort level.
Detailed Description
The symptom of fatigue causes tension, anxiety, fear, and insomnia in the person. Fatigue also negatively affects the comfort level of the patient along with the symptoms experienced in individuals.Suggestions and evaluations of the professional healthcare team, especially nurses, are of great importance in the effective fight against fatigue of patients.In this study, it is carried out to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercise applied after major orthopedic surgery on fatigue and comfort level. Hypothesis H1: Progressive relaxation exercise to be applied after major orthopedic surgery reduces the post-operative fatigue level of patients. H2: Progressive relaxation exercise to be applied after major orthopedic surgery positively affects the comfort level of the patients.
Investigators
Funda Cetinkaya
Principal Investigator
Aksaray University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •The patients included in the study have undergone major orthopedic surgery (total knee or hip replacement, atroscopic surgery, vertebral surgery, shoulder surgery, amputation, etc.), Patients aged 18 and over Absence of speech and hearing problems Speak and understand Turkish
Exclusion Criteria
- •Being diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, A complication developed in the patients before, during and three days after the operation,
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
General Comfort Scale
Time Frame: 1st day after surgery
It is a scale developed to determine the comfort levels of patients.The lowest possible score is 48, the median score is 120, and the highest score is 192. As the score obtained from the scale increases, the level of comfort perceived by the patient increases.
Postoperative Fatigue Scale
Time Frame: 1st day after surgery
It is a scale created to evaluate the post-operative fatigue level of patients.
Secondary Outcomes
- Postoperative Fatigue Scale(4th day after surgery)
- General Comfort Scale(4th day after surgery)