Journal of East-West Nursing Research (동서간호학연구지)

East-west Nursing Research Institute, Kyung Hee University (경희대학교 동서간호학연구소)
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The Effects of Relaxation Therapy on Pain and Anxiety in Spinal Anesthesia Surgery Patients

척추마취 수술환자의 불안감소를 위한 이완요법 적용 효과

  • Moon, Hyeun-Sook (Medical Intensive Care Unit, Sang-Gye Back Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Hyang-Yeon (College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Ji-A (College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University)
  • 문현숙 (상계백병원 내과중환자실) ;
  • 이향련 (경희대학교 간호과학대학) ;
  • 이지아 (경희대학교 간호과학대학)
  • Published : 2009.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of relaxation therapy to reduce anxiety level among spinal anesthesia surgery patients. Methods: The study employed a quasi-experimental pre-and-posttest design with nonequivalent control group. The experimental group was provided with the 15-min muscle relaxation therapy on the day before the surgery and an hour before the spinal anesthesia. Data were collected from 44 patients (22 in experimental and 22 in control group) who were planned to have spinal anesthesia surgery from an orthopedic surgery department at a general hospital in Seoul from January 13 to March 21, 2006. Results: The experimental group reported lower level of state anxiety after the surgery (23.18 vs. 33.64) than did control group but was not statistically significant. There were no significant differences in blood pressure or pulse rate between experimental and control groups after surgery. Conclusions: The further research should be conducted to polish the muscle relaxation therapy for various types of patients and to create more comfortable environment setting for application of the therapy. The muscle relaxation therapy may be a convenient and useful nursing intervention to reduce anxiety among spinal anesthesia surgery patients if more studies prove its effectiveness.

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