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The effects of progressive muscle relaxation training as a complementary nursing therapy on fatigue and sleep quality in patients with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy
Joint Event on 21st World Congress on Registered Nurse and Nurse Practitioner Meeting & Nursing Education and Management
Background: Fatigue and sleep disturbances are reported as two of the most common and distressing symptoms for patients
with cancer as a result of the disease and as a side effect of chemotherapy treatment. Progressive muscle relaxation is one of the
complementary interventions that are used in combination with pharmacological drugs to reduce the effects of fatigue and improve
quality of sleep among patients with breast cancer.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of progressive muscle relaxation training on fatigue and quality of sleep
in patients with breast cancer and receiving chemotherapy in Jordan.
Methods: This study used a Quasi-experimental design with experimental and control groups. A purposive sample of 60 participants
with breast cancer was divided into the two groups. The participants in the experimental group received training on PMRT and were
given an audio CD to practice PMRT daily for four weeks. Participants in the control group received usual care. Both groups were
asked to self-report fatigue severity and quality of sleep every week for the total of four weeks by using Piper Fatigue Scale-12 and
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
Results: The participants in the experimental group didn’t show a significant difference in fatigue severity but within the group,
the comparison showed a significant reduction in fatigue severity over time. The participants in the experimental group showed
a significant improvement in sleep quality compared to the control group. Also, within-group comparison showed a significant
improvement in sleep quality over time. The control group didn’t show a significant improvement.
Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that progressive muscle relaxation can be used as a complementary nursing intervention
to reduce fatigue and improve quality of sleep among patients with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy.