The effect of breathing and relaxation exercises training on psychological well-being and sleep quality in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia: A randomized controlled study
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2024
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Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
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Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the effect of breathing and relaxation exercises training on psychological wellbeing and sleep quality in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. This study was conducted at a community mental health center between October 2022 and April 2023 as a randomized controlled study with a pretest-posttest control group. The study's participants were 64 individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia (31 in the experimental group and 33 in the control group). The Descriptive Characteristics Form, the Psychological Well-being Scale, and the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index were used to collect data. The individuals in the experimental group underwent 6 sessions of breathing and relaxation exercises training in the form of group training, and no training was applied to the individuals in the control group. It was determined that the individuals in the experimental group had an increase in the total mean score of psychological well-being and a decrease in the total mean score of sleep quality after breathing and relaxation exercise training. In addition, a statistically significant difference was found between the posttest psychological wellbeing and sleep quality total mean scores of the experimental and control groups (P < .05). It can be said that breathing and relaxation exercises training can be used as an effective intervention to increase the psychological well-being and sleep quality of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia and can be used in addition to pharmacological treatment.
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Breathing and relaxation exercises training, Psychiatric nursing, Psychological well-being, Schizophrenia, Sleep
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Holistic Nursing Practice
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Üşenmez, T. Y. ve Budak, F. K. (2024). The effect of breathing and relaxation exercises training on psychological well-being and sleep quality in individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia: A randomized controlled study. Holistic Nursing Practice, 1-9.
