CompletedNot Applicable

The Effect of Stress Ball and 4-7-8 Breathing Technique on Fear, Anxiety and Physiological Parameters

Turkey (Türkiye)75 participantsStarted 2025-01-10

Plain-language summary

The study aimed to examine the effects of two different applications (stress ball and 4-7-8 breathing technique) before Upper GI Endoscopy on patients' fear, anxiety and physiological parameters before the procedure. The study as a single-blind, pre-test and post-test experimental study.

Who can participate

Age range65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Upper GI Endoscopy will be performed for the first time,
✓. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Status I-II
✓. Those over 18 years of age
✓. Participates in the research voluntarily and is willing to cooperate.
✓. No visual impairment, hearing impairment or communication problem,
✓. Not having a psychiatric diagnosis and not using anxiolytic, hypnotic or sedative drugs

Exclusion criteria

✕. Those diagnosed with severe respiratory failure
✕. Those who have health problems in the hand, wrist or arm area that prevent squeezing the stress ball.
✕. Using psychiatric medication (antipsychotic, antidepressant, anxiolytic, sedative, etc.
✕. Anyone who wishes to leave the research at any stage of the research, with his or her own initiative.

What they're measuring

Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

Timeframe: At the beginning and end of the 20-minute stress ball or breathing exercise intervention (before the endoscopy procedure)

State-Trait Anxiety İnventory

Timeframe: At the beginning and end of the 20-minute stress ball or breathing exercise intervention (before the endoscopy procedure)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06645457

SponsorKafkas University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-01-30

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