NCT06859983

The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises on Fatigue Severity and Sleep Quality in Emergency Department Nurses

The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises on Fatigue Severity and Sleep Quality in Emergency Department Nurses: A Self-Controlled Quasi-Experimental Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 35 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mustafa Kemal University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Emergency departments are critical units where patients with life-threatening conditions and acute illnesses receive rapid interventions. Nurses working in these units aim to provide the best possible healthcare by intervening with patients at high risk of life-threatening situations. However, long working hours, inadequate working conditions, high stress, and critical patient care often lead to physiological issues among nurses. Fatigue and insomnia, which are commonly linked to burnout, are among the most frequent physiological problems. Insomnia is a condition characterized by poor and irregular sleep patterns occurring within a 24-hour period due to disruption of the circadian rhythm. Chronic insomnia, if persistent, triggers fatigue. Fatigue is a subjective condition that, when prolonged, negatively affects nurses' daily activities and reduces job performance. Moreover, increasing fatigue has significant adverse effects on alertness, attention, judgment, and mood. These effects can lead to accidents, errors in practice, and injuries.

Detailed description

Progressive relaxation exercises reduce blood levels of epinephrine and norepinephrine, oxygen consumption, blood pressure, metabolic rate, heart rate, muscle tension, lactic acid levels, pain and fatigue. On the other hand, concentration increases endorphin release, reduces insomnia and provides mental well-being. When the literature was examined, progressive relaxation exercise practices were performed on patients with rheumatoid arthritis and it was determined that there were positive effects on insomnia and fatigue levels in patients at the end of a six-week period. In another study evaluating the effectiveness of progressive relaxation exercise in dialysis patients, it was found that the fatigue level of the patients decreased. Again, when the literature was examined, two studies evaluating the effectiveness of progressive relaxation exercise on intensive care nurses were found in our country. In these studies conducted with intensive care nurses, it was reported that progressive relaxation exercises had a positive effect on fatigue. In line with our research, no study was found to examine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises applied to nurses working in the emergency department on fatigue severity and sleep quality. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Conditions

• Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	progressive relaxation exercise	he researcher will provide approximately 45 minutes of information about relaxation exercises to the nurses. During the application of progressive relaxation exercises, the necessary precautions to be taken during and after the exercise will be explained to the nurses. In the study, a sound recording that includes the PRE will be uploaded to each nurse's phone. The relaxation exercises CD created by the Turkish Psychologists Association will be used for the sound recording. The first section of the CD, which is 10 minutes long, defines deep relaxation, its purpose, and the precautions to be taken during the exercise. The second 30-minute section explains the relaxation exercises with the sound of a stream and verbal instructions. The third 30-minute section contains only relaxation music without any verbal instructions. After the training, nurses will be given the sound recording in CD form. Nurses will be asked to perform the PRE according to the instructions. They will be instructed

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-03-01
• Primary completion: 2025-03-08
• Completion: 2025-05-01
• First posted: 2025-03-05
• Last updated: 2025-05-02

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)