Abdominal Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Colonoscopy, Abdominal Pain, Nursing, relaxation, exercise
Brief summary
Patients undergoing colonoscopy were divided into progressive relaxation exercises and control groups. Pretest and posttest abdominal pain and distention scores of the patients were determined after colonoscopy.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALProgressive Muscle Relaxation
PMR is a technique that provides relaxation in the whole body by voluntary and regular relaxation of large muscle groups in the human body, which is included in mind-body applications.
Sponsors
Mardin Artuklu University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients undergoing colonoscopy * Those who do not have communication problems, * After the colonoscopy procedure, the abdominal pain score is evaluated by VAS and is 4 or higher, * Evaluation of the distension score of 4 and above with VAS after the colonoscopy procedure, * Be 18 years old or older.
Exclusion criteria
* Being a hospitalized patient undergoing colonoscopy, * Be younger than 18 years old * To have used complementary and alternative methods during the research, * Any physical problem that may prevent you from doing the exercises, * Having a cognitive illness * Refusing to participate in the research, * Failing to complete surveys.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Introductory Information Form | 15 minutes | This form, which was created by the researcher with the support of the relevant literature, consists of 11 questions questioning the patients' education level, age,gender, employment status, marital status,income level, the coping methods they use when there is distension in their daily lives, the coping methods they use when there is pain in their daily lives, the status of having a colonoscopy before, the history of abdominal pain and distension of those who have a colonoscopy experience. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) | 10 minutes | The patient was asked to make a mark on a 10 cm horizontal line on the Visual analog scale showing his current state. In this study, for pain and distension; Markings were made on a 10 cm horizontal line, one end of which indicates that the patient's pain is very good (0 = no pain) and the other end is that the patient's pain is very bad (10 = most severe). The distance from the point where there was no pain and distension (0) to the point marked by the patient was measured. The value found shows the severity of pain and distention of the patient. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed