The Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercises on Fatigue, Nausea and Vomiting in Patients with Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy

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dc.contributor.authorGenç, Aslı
dc.contributor.authorOğuz, Sıdıka
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-26T13:52:51Z
dc.date.available2025-03-26T13:52:51Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentİstanbul Esenyurt Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: The research was designed experimentally to evaluate the effectiveness of progressive relaxation exercises (PRE) in the prevention of chemotherapy-induced fatigue, nausea and vomiting in patients diagnosed with breast cancer. Methods: 50 patients diagnosed with breast cancer received doxorubicin and taxane-based treatment who applied to the chemotherapy unit of a private hospital were participated in the study. 24 patients were included in the experimental group, and 26 patients were included in the control group, who were selected by simple random method and agreed to want to get in the research. The participants in the intevention group were provided with one-to-one relaxation training accompanied by Relaxation Exercises CD of the Turkish Psychological Association before the initiation of treatment. Data were collected using “Patient Identification Form”, “Piper Fatigue Scale (PFS)” and “Rhodes Index of Nausea, Vomiting and Retching (RINVR)” forms. Results: Most of the patients who attended in the research were married (76%) and the mean age was 52.72±10.17. A total of 54% of the participants received doxorubicin-based treatment and 46% of them was on taxane-based treatment. When we investigated the effect of PRE on fatigue, nausea and vomiting, it was found out that fatigue and “nausea, vomiting and retching (NVR) experience, occurrence and distress” scores on the day of treatment were significantly lower than those of the other five days, but there wasn’t difference in five-day symptom scores between the groups. Conclusion: It was concluded that PRE were not an effective approach in decreasing the symptoms of fatigue, nausea, vomiting in the research group patients with breast cancer and receiving chemotherapy.
dc.identifier.doi10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1251705
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1251705
dc.identifier.endpage323
dc.identifier.issn2459-1459
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.startpage317
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14704/326
dc.identifier.volume14
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMarmara University
dc.relation.ispartofClinical and Experimental Health Sciences
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_DergiPark_20250326
dc.subjectProgressive relaxation
dc.subjectFatigue
dc.subjectNausea
dc.subjectVomiting
dc.subjectChemotherapy
dc.titleThe Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercises on Fatigue, Nausea and Vomiting in Patients with Breast Cancer Receiving Chemotherapy
dc.typeReview Article

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