The Effect of 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise Training on Sleep Quality

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Research; it will be carried out Kilis 7 Aralik University Yusuf Serefoglu Health Sciences Faculty, Department of Nursing. The training will take approximately 20 minutes in an empty classroom and will be planned when the students' classes finish. Thus, educational activities in the institution will not be disrupted. Participants will be asked to do the taught exercise in half an hour before going to sleep every evening during the research period (4 weeks). Training will begin when the determined number of samples is reached. The training will be terminated when the 4-week research period determined to see the effect of the application expires.

Official Title
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The Effect of 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise Training Given to Nursing Students on Sleep Quality: A Randomized-controlled Study

Conditions
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Nursing Students

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise Training


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Volunteer Studying in a nursing undergraduate program There is no condition that prevents nasal breathing (such as septal deviation) No known chronic sleeping disorder Exclusion Criteria: No studying in a nursing undergraduate program There is condition that prevents nasal breathing (such as septal deviation) Having any chronic sleeping disorder
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention<br> | Behavioral: 4-7-8 Breathing Exercise Training<br>* Participants in the intervention group will be taught 4-7-8 breathing exercises collectively, and the training will be repeated on specified days (twice a week for a total of 4 weeks). During the training, it will be checked whether each participant in the intervention group can perform the breathing exercise correctly and feedback will be given. Participants who fail to implement the exercise will be excluded from the study. 4-7-8 breathing exercise training, prepared in accordance with the literature, will be given by the assistant researcher who has training and certification in breathing exercises. Training will be planned in an empty classroom, for approximately 20 minutes and at the students' end time. Thus, educational activities in the institution will not be disrupted.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control<br> | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index | Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index evaluates sleep quality in the last month, contains a total of 24 questions. | This measurement will be repeated at the beginning of the study and at the end of the 4th week. |