NCT05087433

Perceived Stress and Anxiety Levels of Nurses

The Effect of Web-based Progressive Relaxation Exercises on Perceived Stress and Anxiety on Nurses Working in a Pandemic Hospital: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 64 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ayşe Aydınlı · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study was conducted to determine the effect of web-based progressive relaxation exercises applied to nurses working in a pandemic hospital on perceived stress and anxiety. In this randomized controlled clinical trial, nurses working in the pandemic hospital were randomly assigned to the control and intervention groups.

Detailed description

The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) epidemic increases the stress and anxiety level of nurses due to many factors. This study was conducted to determine the effect of web-based progressive relaxation exercises applied to nurses working in a pandemic hospital on perceived stress and anxiety. In this randomized controlled clinical trial, nurses working in the pandemic hospital were randomly assigned to the control and intervention groups. The Web-Based Relaxation Exercises Program was trained and implemented online for 4 weeks by a trainer for the intervention group.The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were completed online by participants in both groups before and after the intervention

Conditions

• Stress
• Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Progressive Relaxation Exercises	The trainer performed the PRE exercise online with the nurses. The video recording of the progressive relaxation exercises was shared with the nurses participating in the study on WhatsApp groups. Nurses were asked to perform the PRE application in accordance with the commands in the video recordings. In addition, a guide in which the steps of applying progressive relaxation exercises for each muscle group were written was given to the nurses. It was stated that they should do the application regularly for 25-30 minutes in the morning every day at home for a month. The PRE application was reminded daily from the WhatsApp group for the nurses to apply regularly to the sessions and not to disrupt the sessions. Nurses shared the messages stating that they were doing the PRE application on a daily basis for four weeks on WhatsApp groups.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-02-01
• Primary completion: 2021-02-01
• Completion: 2021-03-13
• First posted: 2021-10-21
• Last updated: 2021-10-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)