Progressive Relaxation Exercise Applied to Palliative Caregivers on Coping With Stress,Anxiety

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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It is important to consider the needs of palliative care caregivers and to plan interventions for psychosocial problems.

Detailed Description
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Cognitive-behavioral methods, which may be applied as relaxation aids in controlling the anxiety levels.

Official Title
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The Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercise Applied to Palliative Caregivers on Coping With Stress and Anxiety Variables

Conditions
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Palliative Care

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Progressive Relaxation Exercise


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: To be able to communicate adequately Not having psychiatric problems Volunteering to participate in research Caregivers whose patients will be in bed for at least 4 weeks Exclusion Criteria: None

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: This study is an experimental study with pre-test and post-test control groups.
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Progressive Relaxation Exercise<br>The Progressive Relaxation Exercise will be held 7 days for 4 weeks, a total of twenty eight sessions. Each session is set as fifty minutes | Behavioral: Progressive Relaxation Exercise<br>* In the progressive relaxation technique, the tension and anxiety in skeletal muscles are relatively relieved.<br>* Other names: Control group;|
| No Intervention: Control group<br>Routine maintenance will be applied | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Coping With Stress in Palliative Caregivers | Stress Coping Styles Scale-The minimum score to be obtained from the scale is 30, and the maximum score is 120. The high scores indicate that the person copes effectively with stress. | 1 week | 
| Coping With Stress in Palliative Caregivers | Stress Coping Styles Scale-The minimum score to be obtained from the scale is 30, and the maximum score is 120. The high scores indicate that the person copes effectively with stress. | 4 week | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anxiety in Palliative Caregivers | The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) is a commonly used measure of trait and state anxiety (Spielberger, Gorsuch, Lushene, Vagg, & Jacobs, 1983). It can be used in clinical settings to diagnose anxiety. It also is often used in research as an indicator of caregiver distress. Form Y, its most popular version, has 20 items for assessing trait anxiety and 20 for state anxiety. State anxiety items include: I am tense; I am worried and I feel calm; I feel secure. Trait anxiety items include: I worry too much over something that really doesn't matter and I am content; I am a steady person. All items are rated on a 4-point scale (e.g., from Almost Never to Almost Always). Higher scores indicate greater anxiety. | 1 week | 
| Anxiety in Palliative Caregivers | The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) is a commonly used measure of trait and state anxiety (Spielberger, Gorsuch, Lushene, Vagg, & Jacobs, 1983). It can be used in clinical settings to diagnose anxiety. It also is often used in research as an indicator of caregiver distress. Form Y, its most popular version, has 20 items for assessing trait anxiety and 20 for state anxiety. State anxiety items include: I am tense; I am worried and I feel calm; I feel secure. Trait anxiety items include: I worry too much over something that really doesn't matter and I am content; I am a steady person. All items are rated on a 4-point scale (e.g., from Almost Never to Almost Always). Higher scores indicate greater anxiety. | 4 week | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Progressive Relaxation Exercise, Coping With Stress, Anxiety