The effect of progressive muscle relaxation technique on pain and anxiety of patients undergoing orthopedic surgery in 2017
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Fracture.Fracture of bone following insertion of orthopaedic implant, joint prosthesis, or bone plate
- Registration Number
- IRCT20180212038701N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Inclination to participate in intervention
Fractures in the lower extremities
Having pain due to illness or its treatment
Being alert and educable
Having read and write skills to complete the research questionnaires,
Score less than 6 points
Minimum anxiety score of 20.
fracture diagnosis by the orthopedic surgeon
confirmation of the need for orthopedic surgeries by the orthopedic surgeon
Exclusion Criteria
History of performing a relaxation technique or specific exercise during the past six months,
Use of muscle relaxant, hypnotic and psychoactive drugs
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Severity of Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention - after the discharge of patients from the department. Method of measurement: Spillbugger's Secret and Detecting Anxiety Inventory (STAI).;Severity of Pain. Timepoint: Before the intervention - after the discharge of patients from the department. Method of measurement: The McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
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