NCT04910932

Effects of Breathing Exercises on Fear of COVID-19, Anxiety, Sleep and Quality of Life During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Izmir Bakircay University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

It has been reported that in the first stages of the pandemic, a significant portion of the general population experienced psychological problems such as anxiety, depression and post-traumatic disorders. These problems persist today. A balanced diet, physical activity participation and relaxation techniques are recommended for preventing such problems. In studies conducted before the pandemic, it is reported that breathing exercises have positive effects on anxiety, sleep and quality of life in both patients and healthy individuals. Aim of this study is to investigate the effects of breathing exercises applied via teleconference on fear of COVID-19, anxiety, sleep and quality of life in healthy adult population.

Conditions

• Healthy Adults

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Breathing Exercises	Breathing exercises including diaphragmatic breathing, thoracic expansion and breathing control exercises
OTHER	Information on COVID-19	Information about COVID-19 based on the advices in "COVID-19 advice for the public" section of World Health Organization website.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-06-10
• Primary completion: 2021-09-14
• Completion: 2021-09-14
• First posted: 2021-06-02
• Last updated: 2022-03-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)