Dyspnea, Fatigue and Sleep Quality Post Cardiac Surgeries: Effect of Selected Relaxation Techniques | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||||
| Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2024, Page 1803-1815 PDF (587.24 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2024.391314 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Asmaa Ali Ahmed1; Aml Ali Mohamed2; Eman Hussein Khalil3; Wafaa N. Besely4; Marwa M. Abedelbaky5 | ||||
| 1Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing Department (Critical Care Nursing), Faculty of Nursing - Minia University. | ||||
| 2Lecturer of Medical Surgical Nursing Department (Geriatric Nursing), Faculty of Nursing – Minia University. | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Internal medicine/Endocrinology department faculty of medicine Minia University | ||||
| 4Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing – Alexandria University. | ||||
| 5Assistant Professor of Medical Surgical Nursing Department (Critical Care Nursing), Faculty of Nursing – Minia University. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Cardiac surgery often leads to numerous postoperative complaints that can impact patient outcomes. Employing relaxation techniques can significantly alleviate many of this discomfort. Aim: evaluate the effect of selected relaxation techniques on dyspnea, fatigue and sleep quality among patients post cardiac surgeries. Design: A quasi-experimental research design (pre & post-test). Settings: The study was conducted in the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit. Follow-up occurred in the Cardiology Department and Outpatient Clinic of the Cardiothoracic Hospital, affiliated from Minia University Hospitals, Minia City, Egypt. Sample: The study included 90 patients. Tools: the study included four tools, Health Assessment Sheet, The Modified Medical Research Council Scale, Fatigue Assessment Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Results: regarding age 44.4% were between 40 – 49 years, & 33.3 % were more than 60 years. About 61.1% of them were males. The mean ± SD of dyspnea was 3.06 ± 0.699 at the pre intervention which decreased to 0.855 ± 0.552 at the follow up. Fatigue mean ± S.D was 17.5 ± 6.29 and decreased to 11.7 ± 2.39 after 8 weeks. The overall sleep quality was 10.1±1.84 at pre intervention and 4.70 ± 0.869 at the follow up. Conclusion: Patients who underwent cardiac surgeries and were exposed to relaxation techniques exhibited significant improvements in dyspnea, fatigue, and sleep quality levels. Recommendations: relaxation techniques should be incorporated into the routine management plans for patients following major surgeries. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Dyspnea; fatigue; sleep; cardiac surgeries; and relaxation techniques | ||||
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