Objective: To investigate the effects of breathing and relaxation exercises performed via telerehabilitation on fear, anxiety, sleep quality, and quality of life of individuals without coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the ongoing pandemic. Design: A prospective, randomized, controlled single-blind study. Methods: Fifty participants who had not been exposed to the COVID-19 virus earlier were randomly divided into experimental (n = 25) and control groups (n = 25). Both groups received an information session about COVID-19 once at the start of the study via a mobile phone video application. The experimental group also performed a breathing and relaxation exercise program twice daily (morning and evening), 7 days per week, for 4 weeks; one session of the program was conducted under the remote supervision of a physiotherapist as telerehabilitation, and the remaining sessions were performed as a home program. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), which was the primary outcome measure, The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and EQ-5D-3L were administered to both groups. Results: The FCV-19S, HAMA, and PSQI were statistically significantly improved to compare the controls, with a large effect size (ηp2 = 0.135, 0.313, and 0.200, respectively). The EQ-5D-3L index and EQ-5D-3L visual analog scale were not statistically significantly different compared with the controls; however, a small effect size was detected for the differences between the two groups (ηp2 = 0.056 and 0.013, respectively). Conclusion: Breathing and relaxation exercises appear to be an effective and feasible approach to support mental health and sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Especially in highly contagious diseases such as COVID-19, telerehabilitation approaches may be useful for safely reaching individuals by eliminating human-to-human contact.
Eser Adı (dc.title) | Breathing and relaxation exercises help improving fear of COVID-19, anxiety, and sleep quality: A randomized controlled trial |
Yazar (dc.contributor.author) | Büşra KEPENEK VAROL |
Yazar (dc.contributor.author) | Rukiye DİNÇER |
Yazar (dc.contributor.author) | Seval ERKAYA |
Tür (dc.type) | Makale/Derleme |
Dizin Platformu (dc.relation.platform) | WOS |
Tarih (dc.date.issued) | 2022 |
WOS Kategorileri (dc.identifier.wos) | SCI-Exp (SCI, SCI-Exp, SSCI, AHCI endekslerine giren dergilerde yayımlanan makaleler) |
Makalenin Sayısı (dc.identifier.issue) | 7 |
Cilt Numarası (dc.identifier.volume) | 28 |
Yayının Son Sayfa Sayısı (dc.identifier.endpage) | 586 |
Yayının İlk Sayfa Sayısı (dc.identifier.startpage) | 579 |
DOI Numarası (dc.identifier.doi) | 10.1089/jicm.2021.0381 |
ORCID No (dc.contributor.orcid) | yok |
Dil (dc.language.iso) | EN |
Özet (dc.description.abstract) | Objective: To investigate the effects of breathing and relaxation exercises performed via telerehabilitation on fear, anxiety, sleep quality, and quality of life of individuals without coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the ongoing pandemic. Design: A prospective, randomized, controlled single-blind study. Methods: Fifty participants who had not been exposed to the COVID-19 virus earlier were randomly divided into experimental (n = 25) and control groups (n = 25). Both groups received an information session about COVID-19 once at the start of the study via a mobile phone video application. The experimental group also performed a breathing and relaxation exercise program twice daily (morning and evening), 7 days per week, for 4 weeks; one session of the program was conducted under the remote supervision of a physiotherapist as telerehabilitation, and the remaining sessions were performed as a home program. The Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S), which was the primary outcome measure, The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and EQ-5D-3L were administered to both groups. Results: The FCV-19S, HAMA, and PSQI were statistically significantly improved to compare the controls, with a large effect size (ηp2 = 0.135, 0.313, and 0.200, respectively). The EQ-5D-3L index and EQ-5D-3L visual analog scale were not statistically significantly different compared with the controls; however, a small effect size was detected for the differences between the two groups (ηp2 = 0.056 and 0.013, respectively). Conclusion: Breathing and relaxation exercises appear to be an effective and feasible approach to support mental health and sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic. Especially in highly contagious diseases such as COVID-19, telerehabilitation approaches may be useful for safely reaching individuals by eliminating human-to-human contact. |
İsmi Geçen (dc.identifier.ismigecen) | Web Of Since ismi geçen |
İsmi Geçen (dc.identifier.ismigecen) | Üniversite ismi geçen |
Açık Erişim Tarihi (dc.date.available) | 2024-02-01 |
Konu Başlıkları (dc.subject) | COVID-19 |
Konu Başlıkları (dc.subject) | anxiety |
Konu Başlıkları (dc.subject) | breathing exercises |
Konu Başlıkları (dc.subject) | fear of COVID-19 |
Konu Başlıkları (dc.subject) | sleep quality |
Dergi, konferans, armağan kitap adı (dc.relation.journal) | Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine |