the Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Sleep Quality and Fatigue in Menopausal Women
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 48
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Sleep Quality
研究概览
简要总结
This research was carried out to determine the effect of therapeutic touch on sleep quality and fatigue in menopausal women.
详细描述
Methods: This randomized controlled experimental study was conducted with 48 (24 in the intervention group and 24 in the control group) women who sought treatment in the gynecological outpatient clinic of a public hospital. According to the study procedure, while the intervention group received therapeutic touch, the control group received SHAM therapeutic touch for 10 minutes a day for five consecutive days. Data were collected through the Personal Information Form, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and the Piper Fatigue Scale.
Results: The median post-test total sleep quality score was significantly lower in the intervention group than in the control group (p=0.010). However, the mean total fatigue scores did not differ significantly between the groups (p=0.917).
Conclusions: The results of this study showed that therapeutic touch was effective in improving sleep quality, but it did not affect fatigue in menopausal women.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
盲法说明
In this study, while the intervention group was administered Therapeutic Touch , the control group was administered Sham Therapeutic Touch (STT). The interventions in the study were implemented using the literature information as well as the Therapeutic Touch Practice Procedure (TTPP) and Sham Therapeutic Practice Procedure (STPP). To administer the TT practice, the researcher received a certificate by participating in the first and second-level courses held by the International Therapeutic Touch Association.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 45 Years 至 60 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •The study included women who agreed to participate in the study, lived in the city center, were at least literate, were in the natural premenopausal (irregular menstrual cycle within the last three months), perimenopausal (amenorrhea for 3-11 months or increased irregular menstruation), or postmenopausal (amenorrhea for more than 12 months) periods, were open to communication and cooperation, and could speak Turkish.
排除标准
- •The women who received hormone replacement treatment, used drugs for sleep problems and depression, were diagnosed with a medical psychiatric disease, and had sensitivity or problems about touching were excluded.
结局指标
主要结局
Sleep Quality
时间窗: 9 months
The Turkish version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), which was developed by Buyssee et al. (1989), was used for the assessment of sleep quality. It is a self-report scale that makes a quantitative assessment of sleep quality and sleep disorders over a one-month time interval \[30\]. Turkish reliability and validity of the scale were performed by Ağargün et al. in our country (1996) \[31\]. The scale is composed of 18 items and seven sub-scales, which include Subjective Sleep Quality, Sleep Latency, Sleep Duration, Habitual Sleep Efficiency, Sleep Disorders, Use of Sleeping Drugs, and Daytime Dysfunction. Each item is scored between 0 and 3. The total score of the seven sub-scales gives the PSQI score. Scores to be obtained from the scale range between 0 and 21. A total score greater than 5 indicates "poor sleep quality." Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient of the PSQI was reported 0,804 in the Turkish adaptation of the scale \[31\].
Fatigue
时间窗: 9 months
The Turkish version of the Piper Fatigue Scale (PFS) was utilized to assess fatigue. PFS was developed by Barbara F. Piper et al. in 1987 \[32\]. Turkish reliability and validity of the scale were performed by Can et al. (2001) \[33\]. The scale responded on a 5-point Likert scale has 22 items and four sub-scales and it aims to assess individuals' subjective perceptions about fatigue. The sub-scales are Behavioral/Severity, Affective Meaning, Sensory, and Cognitive /Mood. Calculation of the sub-scale scores is done by summing all the items in that sub-scale and dividing it by the number of items. Higher scores indicate higher fatigue levels. Total Cronbach's alpha value was reported to be 0,99 in the Turkish reliability and validity of the scale \[33\].
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Ozlem Yalcinkaya
Msc Student
Cukurova University