The effect of Benson's relaxation response on sleep quality and anorexia in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: A randomized controlled trial
| Autor: | Mehdi Harorani, Fatemeh Rafiei, Fahimeh Davodabady, Zohreh Farahani, Ali Khanmohamadi Hezave |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Complementary and Manual Therapy
Adult Male Sleep Wake Disorders medicine.medical_specialty Visual analogue scale medicine.medical_treatment Antineoplastic Agents Anorexia Relaxation Therapy law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Randomized controlled trial law Internal medicine Neoplasms Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Advanced and Specialized Nursing Chemotherapy Relaxation (psychology) business.industry Cancer Middle Aged medicine.disease Clinical trial Complementary and alternative medicine Sample size determination Female medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Complementary therapies in medicine. 50 |
| ISSN: | 1873-6963 |
| Popis: | Background and objectives Patients with cancer experience many side effects due to its nature and usual treatments. Sleep disorders and anorexia are the most commonly reported symptoms in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of Benson's Relaxation Response (BRR) on sleep quality and anorexia in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Methodology and participants In the present clinical trial, a total of 84 patients were enrolled and randomly divided into two groups of experimental and control. Benson's relaxation response was administered to the experimental group twice a day over 5 consecutive days. Data was collected using St. Mary's Hospital Sleep Questionnaire (SMHSQ) and anorexia questionnaire with Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Results The results of our study showed a significant improvement in the sleep quality in the experimental group at 24 (p = 0.02) and 48 (p = 0.001) hours after the intervention compared to the control group. Benson's relaxation response (BRR) also had a significant effect on the anorexia in the experimental group at 24 (7.5 ± 1.6) and 48 (6.9 ± 2.1) hours after the intervention compared to the control group. No side effects were reported during the study and follow-up period. Conclusion Benson's relaxation response as a complementary method may improve sleep quality and anorexia in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Further studies with greater sample size and longer follow-up period are needed to confirm the current findings. |
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