Pranayama Breathing Exercise: Pranayama breathing technique consisting of 6 cycles, demonstrated by the researcher before the operation, supported by the brochure, and lasting 8-10 minutes every 2 hours from the 4th post-operative hour.
Deep Breathing Exercise: Deep breathing exercise, demonstrated one-on-one before surgery and supported by a guide, applied 6 times every 2 hours from the 4th post-operative hour onwards.
Study summary
This study will be conducted to evaluate the therapeutic effects of pranayama breathing technique and deep breathing exercises on pain and anxiety after abdominal surgery.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
18 Years
Max age
65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients aged 18-65,
* Having undergone elective abdominal surgery,
* Having no communication difficulties,
* Having no cognitive problems,
* Having no psychiatric illness,
* Having not previously practiced breathing exercises,
* Agreeing to participate in the study,
* Having an American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) rating of I, II, or III will be included in the sample group.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients who developed complications such as bleeding, anastomotic leakage, atelectasis, deep vein thrombosis, or pulmonary embolism in the postoperative period; who wished to withdraw from the study at any stage; or who required intensive care in the postoperative period will not be included in the study.
Primary outcome measure(s)
Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory: — 5 months Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory: First developed by Spielberger and his colleagues in 1970, it was adapted into Turkish by Öner and Le Compte (1982), and its validity and reliability studies were conducted. This inventory consists of two subsections, each containing 20 items: State Anxiety (STAI-I) and Trait Anxiety (STAI-II). In the state anxiety section, participants select one of the following options: "not at all," "a little," "a lot," or "completely." In the trait anxiety section, participants respond with the following options: "almost never," "sometimes," "most of the time." The total score on the scale ranges from 20 to 80; higher scores indicate higher anxiety levels. In the study conducted by Günaydın and Oflaz (1998), anxiety scores were classified according to their levels and defined as 20-39 as "mild", 40-59 as "moderate", 60-79 as "high" and over 80 points as "panic level anxiety".
Visual Analog Scale (VAS) — 5 months Visual Analog Scale (VAS) The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) was designed in 1983 by Price and colleagues to assess pain intensity. This measurement tool consists of a 10-cm-long straight line with the words "no pain" at one end and "unbearable pain" at the other. The patient is asked to mark a point on the line corresponding to the intensity of the pain they are experiencing; this point is scored in centimeters from the beginning. The score is categorized as no pain for 0, mild for 1-4, moderate for 5-6, severe for 7-8, and extreme pain for 10.
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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