Use of Breathing Exercises and Stress Balls During Dressing Changes in Burn Patients

Inclusion Criteria: * Between the ages of 18 and 65, seeking outpatient treatment at the burn centre, * Without mental, hearing, visual or physical disabilities, * Able to speak and understand Turkish, * With a burn injury of 15% or less of the total body surface area (TBSA) and requiring dressing changes, * At least three days have passed since the burn injury (the wound has passed the inflammatory phase of healing), * Not in the maturation phase of wound healing, * Burn area is on the hand, arm, leg, foot, or torso, * No active burns on the hands, * No respiratory issues. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with neurological or psychiatric disorders, * Patients with burns covering less than 15% of their body surface area or with no second-degree burns, * Patients with burns in areas other than the hands, arms, legs, feet, and torso, * Patients admitted to the burn centre, * Patients with inhalation burns, * Patients who receive sedation during dressing changes, * Patients with complications such as infection or bleeding in the burn area, * Patients who use pharmacological or non-pharmacological methods that may affect pain during dressing changes.