The effect of slow deep breathing relaxation exercise on pain levels during and post chest tube removal after coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of slow deep breathing relaxation exercise (SDBRE) in reducing patients' pain levels during chest tube removal (CTR) post coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery.

Methods

In 2019, fifty post-CABG patients were conveniently selected from a cardiac intensive care unit in Jordan's major referral heart institute. The patients were randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group. A total of 25 patients were assigned into the experimental group who received slow deep breathing relaxation Exercise (SDBRE) alongside the conventional care before CTR. The remaining 25 patients constituted the control group (50%) that had CTR following conventional care. The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used to mea

SUBMITTER: Jarrah MI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9052258 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature