• J. Perianesth. Nurs. · Aug 2020

    Clinical Trial

    Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise on Postoperative Pain Level in Patients Undergoing Open Renal Surgery: A Nonrandomized Evaluation.

    • Mihriban Kısaarslan and Nilgün Aksoy.
    • Department of Nursing, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.
    • J. Perianesth. Nurs. 2020 Aug 1; 35 (4): 389-396.

    PurposeTo investigate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) exercise on pain and vital signs in patients undergoing open renal surgery.DesignNonrandomized evaluation with intervention (n = 31) and control (n = 30) groups.MethodsIn the intervention group, PMR exercise was performed twice daily on postoperative days 0, 1, 2, and 3. Pain severity and vital signs were evaluated 15 minutes after each exercise application.FindingsThe study detected significant differences in the mean visual analog scale pain severity values in the intervention group, who received PMR exercise between 0 and 3 days. The repeated measurements 15 minutes after PMR exercise exhibited a statistically significant (P < .05) decrease in systolic blood pressure values as well as heart and respiratory rates.ConclusionsIt was determined that PMR decreased the mean postoperative visual analog scale pain scores and vital signs in patients of the intervention group compared with the control group.Copyright © 2019 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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