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The Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercises on the Sleep Quality of Nursing Students

Turkey (Türkiye)86 participantsStarted 2023-12-01

Plain-language summary

Aim: The study aims to examine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises administered to nursing students via telenursing on sleep quality after the February 6 earthquake in Turkey. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted as a randomized controlled study. The study population consisted of first-, second-, and third-year nursing students enrolled in the nursing departments of two universities located in eastern Turkey, who were residing in one of the 11 cities affected by the earthquake during the February 6 Turkey earthquake. The sample included 86 students (40 experimental, 46 control). While the control group received no intervention, the experimental group received progressive relaxation exercises for 20 minutes every night for 4 weeks, 1 hour before the routine bedtime (or the time they planned to go to sleep) by making a video call (via Google Meet application) with the student. Data were collected using a personal information form and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale. Descriptive statistical methods (frequency, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation), independent groups t-test, and paired t-test were used to evaluate the data. Conclusion: The research results can showed that progressive relaxation exercises could be an effective intervention in improving sleep quality after an earthquake. Additionally, conducting these exercises via telenursing could contribute significantly to the sustainability and control of the intervention.

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * The study included students who were in one of the 11 cities affected by the Turkey earthquake, * did not have a medical diagnosis related to sleep disorders, * were not using any sleep medications or long-acting treatments, * had access to necessary equipment for telenursing such as the internet, computer, or phone, * were enrolled in the first, second, or third year of the nursing program. Exclusion Criteria: * The fourth-grade nursing students were excluded from the study because they undergo internship training and work night shifts, * which may affect their sleep patterns and quality and create a difference between them and other students. * Students with any diagnosis related to sleep and those with any psychiatric diagnosis were also excluded.

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What they're measuring

Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

Timeframe: 3 month

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06814613

SponsorInonu University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-02-15

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