Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: October | Volume: 9 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 136-143
A Pre-Experimental Study to Assess the Effect of Relaxation Therapy in Reducing Pain among Orthopedic Patients Admitted in Selected Hospital of Delhi
Prerna Sharma1, Nisha2, Preeti Ruhil3
1M.Sc. Nursing (Pediatrics), 2,3B.Sc. (Hons.) Nursing;
St. Stephen’s Hospital College of Nursing, GGSIP University, New Delhi.
Corresponding Author: Prerna Sharma
ABSTRACT
Aim: the aim of the study is to assess the effectiveness of relaxation therapy (back massage and deep breathing exercise) on pain among orthopedic patients and to assess the improvement in quality of sleep.
Setting and design: quantitative experimental research approach was adopted for the study. It was a pre-experimental study. The present study was conducted in orthopedic ward of St. Stephen’s hospital, Delhi.
Method: the population comprised of all the fractured preoperative patients admitted in orthopedic ward. Purposive sampling was used for the study. No blinding wasdone.pre and post intervention (back massage and deep breathing exercise) pain score along with quality of sleep was assessed with the patients’ response.
Statistical Analysis used: SPSS version 20 was used for the analysis. Descriptive and inferential statistic was used.
Results: total sample size was 30 fractured patients. The analysis showed that there was improvement in pain level and quality of sleep in all fractured patients due to standard treatment but the evidence of effectiveness was more among the fractured patients received relaxation therapy i.e. (back massage and deep breathing exercise).
Conclusion: the present study revealed that the introduction of relaxation therapy (back massage and deep breathing exercise) among fractured patients had reduction in pain score level and had improved quality of sleep.
Key words: relaxation therapy, back massage, deep breathing exercise, orthopedic patients