Effects of Progressive Relaxation Training on Sleep Quality and Pain in Patients with Breast Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy

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Objective: The aim of the study was to determined the effect of progressive muscle relaxation training on sleep quality and pain in women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Material and Methods: This randomized controlled study was applied between January 2010 and September 2011 in Oncology policlinic,of a University hospital. This study sampling consisted of 60 individuals (30 individuals experimental group, 30 individuals control group). A data collection form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Visual Analog Skala (VAS) were used to collect the data for this study. Results: It was detected that score average of PSQI pre test in experimental group was 11.70±1.87, and that post test one was 4.93±2.13, and the distinction between the groups was significantly meaningful (p 0.05), and that PSQI pre test score average in control group was 10.50±2.23, while post test score average was 10.56±2.29 and the distinction between the groups was insignificant (p 0.05). Conclusions: The findings indicated that progressive muscle relaxation training would improve sleep quality in patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. However, relaxation exercises have not an important effect on pain control.

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Relaxation exercises , sleeping quality , pain.

Journal Of Anatolia Nursing an‎d Health Sciences

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Journal Of Anatolia Nursing an‎d Health Sciences