The Effect of Breathing Exercise Applied to Intensive Care Nurses on Fatigue and Perceived Stress

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Experimental: Breathing Exercise Application Group: The Effect of Breathing Exercise Applied to Intensive Care Nurses on Fatigue and Perceived Stress

Study summary

The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to investigate the effect of breathing exercise on fatigue and stress in intensive care nurses.

Hypotheses of the study; H11: The level of perceived stress in nurses practicing breathing exercise is lower than the nurses in the control group.

H12: The level of fatigue is lower in nurses practicing breathing exercise compared to nurses in the control group.

Data will be collected in the intervention and control groups with a pre-test data collection form before the intervention. Patients in the intervention group will be given breathing exercises, while patients in the control group will not receive any intervention. In the second week, interim follow-up data will be collected with the data collection form. At the end of the study; data will be collected from the intervention and control groups with post-test data collection forms.

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Primary outcome measure(s)

• Piper Fatigue Scale — 0 days
  The scale was developed by Piper et al. in 1987 to assess fatigue with the "integrated fatigue model". The Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted by Can et al. in 2004. The PMS consists of a total of 22 items, each rated on a 0-10 point Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and four sub-dimensions that assess the patient's subjective perception of fatigue.
• Piper Fatigue Scale — 15 days
  The scale was developed by Piper et al. in 1987 to assess fatigue with the "integrated fatigue model". The Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted by Can et al. in 2004. The PMS consists of a total of 22 items, each rated on a 0-10 point Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and four sub-dimensions that assess the patient's subjective perception of fatigue.
• Piper Fatigue Scale — 30 days
  The scale was developed by Piper et al. in 1987 to assess fatigue with the "integrated fatigue model". The Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted by Can et al. in 2004. The PMS consists of a total of 22 items, each rated on a 0-10 point Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and four sub-dimensions that assess the patient's subjective perception of fatigue.
• Perceived Stress Scale — 0 days
  The Perceived Stress Scale was developed by Cohen, Kamarck and Mermelstein in 1983 and was designed to measure the extent to which people perceive the situations in their lives as stressful. The Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted by Mehmet Eskin et al. in 2013. It consists of 14 items and 2 sub-dimensions. In the 14-item perceived stress scale, scores range from 0 to 56. A high score in the questionnaire indicates a high perception of stress.
• Perceived Stress Scale — 15 days
  The Perceived Stress Scale was developed by Cohen, Kamarck and Mermelstein in 1983 and was designed to measure the extent to which people perceive the situations in their lives as stressful. The Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted by Mehmet Eskin et al. in 2013. It consists of 14 items and 2 sub-dimensions. In the 14-item perceived stress scale, scores range from 0 to 56. A high score in the questionnaire indicates a high perception of stress.
• Perceived Stress Scale — 30 days
  The Perceived Stress Scale was developed by Cohen, Kamarck and Mermelstein in 1983 and was designed to measure the extent to which people perceive the situations in their lives as stressful. The Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted by Mehmet Eskin et al. in 2013. It consists of 14 items and 2 sub-dimensions. In the 14-item perceived stress scale, scores range from 0 to 56. A high score in the questionnaire indicates a high perception of stress.

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