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The Impact of Breath Exercise Training on Postoperative Pain, Anxiety, and Nausea-Vomiting in General Surgery Patients
Sponsor: Ataturk University
Summary
This study was conducted to determine the effect of breath exercise on post-operative anxiety level, pain, and nausea-vomiting after general surgery. This was a randomized, controlled experimental study. The sample comprised 149 patients who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy and hernia (control:73; experimental:76). One day before the operation, the participants in the experimental group were given breathing exercise training, and they were applied 5 times a day for 10 repetitions until the 30th day after the operation.
Official title: The Effect of Breath Exercise Training Given to Patients Undergoing Surgery in the General Surgery Clinic on Postoperative Pain, Anxiety, and Nausea-Vomiting
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
149
Start Date
2021-11-01
Completion Date
2024-08-01
Last Updated
2026-07-23
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Breath Exercise
It was provided by the researcher that the patients performed 5 repetitions of 10 breathing exercises every 3 hours a day, between 09:00am and 21:00pm, 1 day before the surgery, on the day of surgery and on the first day after surgery.
Locations (1)
Gamze BULUT
Erzurum, Palandöken, Turkey (Türkiye)