The Five-Finger Relaxation Techniques on Anxiety, Stress and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients (original) (raw)
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Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP, 2015
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in the world and by far the most frequent cancer among women. This study was conducted to observe the effect of progressive relaxation exercises on anxiety and comfort level of breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. A control group pre-test/post-test quasi-experimental model was applied with experimental (30) and control (30) groups, who agreed to participate in this study. Data collection was with the…
Non-pharmacological treatment for depression or anxiety involves several approaches, including different modalities of psychotherapy, education, and supportive measures. Several behavioral methods such as progressive muscle relaxation, breathing exercises, have been successfully used in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders among cancer patients. Therefor this study aimed to evaluate the effect of relaxation training techniques and psychoeducational program on depression and anxiety among cancer patients. Aqusi experimental pretest-posttest controlled design was utilized. Subject was included all cancer patients attending the out patients clinic or in patients departments at South Egypt Cancer Institute at Assiut city during six months period. Patients were assessed through; the demographic data questionnaire, DASS (depression, anxiety, and stress scale). Results: Majority of the participants were females, housewives , living in rural area, married and illiterate or read and write diagnosed with breast cancer and received chemotherapy. There were no significant differences in the mean scores of all items of DASS scale among experimental and control groups before program implementation. There were decrease in mean scores of depression, anxiety and stress at one month and two month after implementation of the relaxation and psychoeducational program. Conclusion: Relaxation technique and psychoeducational program were effective to improve anxiety and depression in cancer patients. Recommendation: Relaxation training and psychoeducational program have to be part of treatment programs of cancer patients.
Integrative Cancer Therapies, 2010
The purpose of this pilot study was to gather information on the immediate and short-term effects of relaxation training according to Yoga In Daily Life® (YIDL) system on the psychological distress of breast cancer patients. 32 patients at the Institute for Oncology of Ljubljana were randomized to the experimental (N = 16) and to the control group (N = 16). Both groups received the same standard physiotherapy for 1 week, while the experimental group additionally received a group relaxation training sessions according to YIDL® system. At discharge the experimental group was issued with audiocassette recordings containing the similar instructions for relaxation training to be practiced individually at home (for further 3 weeks). An experimental repeated measures design was used to investigate the differences over 1 month period in stress levels, changes in mental health and psychological parameters. Measures were obtained at three time points during the study period: baseline, at 1 we...
Background: Anxiety is the most prevalent psychological side effect of breast cancer and chemotherapy. This study aimed to determine the effect of slow-stroke back massage (SSBM) on the anxiety of old female patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 80 elderly women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy were enrolled by continuous sampling method. They were divided into two groups of experiment and control. The experiment group received three 15-min sessions of SSBM for 3 consecutive days. The data collection instrument was geriatric anxiety scale, used to measure the anxiety level of the subjects. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data with 95% of confidence level in SPSS 21. Results: Before the intervention, there was no significant difference between two groups in terms of anxiety and they were quite homogeneous (P=0.220). The average score of anxiety level reduced significantly from 40.97 before intervention to 30.47 after the intervention in the experiment group compared to the control group and this decrease was significant (P<0.001). Furthermore, no significant reduction was found in the average anxiety level of the control group before and after the intervention (P=0.457). There was also a significant difference between the average score of anxiety levels of two groups after the intervention (P< 0.001). Conclusion: Because of the significant reduction of anxiety in the experiment group by using SSBM, this method can be recommended as an easy, accessible, and affordable method to apply on elderly women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Also, it is recommended that SSBM be used by nurses working with this group of women
PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION EFFECT ON THE LEVEL ANXIETY of CANCER PATIENTS UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERAPY
The physical effects of cancer and its therapy can lead to an unpleasant emotional experience. Long-term treatment of chemotherapy and the presence of perceived side effects can cause anxiety. One of the nonpharmacological measures to overcome this anxiety is the relaxation of Progressive Muscle Relaxation therapy. To know the effect of relaxation Progressive Muscle Relaxation on the level of anxiety in cancer patients who underwent chemotherapy. Independent Variables are Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Dependent Variables of Anxiety Level. This research design uses Pre-Experiment with Pretest-Posttest approach design. Sample amounted to 30 people. Sampling technique Purposive Sampling. The tool used in the HRS-A (Hamilton Rating Scale-Anxiety) questionnaire. The research was conducted from March to April 2017 at Leprosy Hospital SumberGlagahPacet, Mojokerto. Progressive Muscle Relaxation performed one up to two times for three weeks with a duration of 15 minutes per session. The test statistic used is to use the Wilcoxon Rank Test test. ρ = 0.046 and α = 0.05, so that means H0 rejected and H1 accepted which means there is influence progressive muscle relaxation to the level anxiety cancer patients who underwent chemotherapy at Leprosy Hospital Pacet, Mojokerto. Progressive Muscle Relaxation is recommended as one of the non-pharmacological complementary therapies because this relaxation technique is easy to do and does not cost.
International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2017
Background: Breast cancer has ranked number one cancer among Indian females. Women undergoing chemotherapy experience many side effects including alteration in their body image. The present study assessed effectiveness of yoga on anxiety, depression and stress level of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: Quantitative Research approach and Randomized Clinical Controlled Trial with Time series design was adopted in the present study. The consecutive sampling technique was done to recruit 100 breast cancer patients fulfilling the eligibility criteria. Recruited patients were randomized to control (N=52) and experiment (N=48) groups by concealed randomization. Written informed consent was taken from each participant. Baseline data was collected during cycle one by using Anxiety depression and stress scale. The patients in the experimental group were taught Diaphragmatic breathing, systematic relaxation and alternate nostril breathing and Joints and Gland neck and shoulder exercises, and were instructed to practice them twice daily at home. They were supervised in practicing these when they received second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth cycles of chemotherapy. Participants in control group received routine care. Data was again collected after 21 days during second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth cycles of chemotherapy. Results: Analysis revealed that at the baseline breast cancer patients in control and experimental group were homogenous in terms of their Sociodemographic and anxiety depression and stress scores. After the yoga intervention the experimental group showed statistically significant difference in anxiety scores from control group during second, third and sixth cycles (p 0.01, p 0.02, p 0.02), in depression score during the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth cycles (p 0.02, p 0.02, p 0.02, p 0.001, p 0.000), and in stress scores during third cycle (p 0.01) of chemotherapy. Conclusions: On the basis of findings of the study it was concluded that yoga was effective in reducing the anxiety, depression and stress of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Therefore, it is recommended as complementary therapy for patients receiving treatment for cancer.
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The prevalence of coronary heart disease has a tendency to raise up every year. The patient has an anxiety because of ineffective coping at the onset of the symptoms, insufficient knowledge about the disease and tendency of hearing the death t hreat. Research is to know the effect of giving the handheld finger relaxation on anxiety that changes to the patients with coronary heart disease at ICCU Room, Abdul Wahab Sjahranie Hospital. This Study used Quasi Experiment pre -test and post -test without control. The sampling technique was Non-Probability sampling (Nonrandom sample ), which was consecutive sampling type d. The result of this stud y showed that there was the effect of giving handheld finger relaxation on anxiety that changes to the patients with coronary heart disease at ICCU Room, Abdul Wahab Sjahranie Hospital. It show ed with p Value 0,000 (p>0,05) where the mean value was 15,00 before the intervention show ed the level of anxiety was medium, and the mean value 10,00 ...
Archives of Womens Mental Health, 2010
To investigate the efficacy of classical massage on stress perception and mood disturbances, 34 women diagnosed with primary breast cancer were randomized into an intervention or control group. For a period of 5 weeks, the intervention group (n = 17) received biweekly 30-min classical massages. The control group (n = 17) received no additional treatment to their routine health care. The Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSQ) and the Berlin Mood Questionnaire (BSF) were used and the patients’ blood was collected at baseline (T1), at the end of the intervention period (T2), and 6 weeks after T2 (T3). Compared with control group, women in the intervention group reported significantly lower mood disturbances, especially for anger (p = 0.048), anxious depression (p = 0.03) at T2, and tiredness at T3 (p = 0.01). No group differences were found in PSQ scales, cortisol and serotonin concentrations at T2 and T3. However, perceived stress and cortisol serum levels (p = 0.03) were significantly reduced after massage therapy (T2) compared with baseline in the intervention group. Further research is needed to validate our findings.
Effect of relaxation on stress, anxiety and depression level of the caregivers' of cancer patients
Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences, 2017
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