Effect of the 4-7-8 Breathing Technique on Pain Level and Sleep Quality of Patients After Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of the 4-7-8 breathing exercise on pain and sleep quality of patients after laparoscopic bariatric surgery.Methods: A randomized controlled study was performed. Forty participants each were assigned to two groups: experimental and control groups. While routine care was applied to the control group, the experimental group was given 4-7-8 breathing training. A Patient Information Form, Visual Analog Scale (VAS), and Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ) were used for data collection.Results: The mean VAS and RCSQ total scores of the experimental group were 4.62 +/- 0.92 and 80.62 +/- 7.72, respectively. The mean VAS and RCSQ total scores of the control group were 7.10 +/- 0.77 and 67.02 +/- 12.6, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference between the mean VAS and RCSQ scores of the experimental and control groups. There was a statistically significant positive linear relationship between the mean VAS score and age in the experimental group (r = 0.352). Furthermore, there was a statistically significant negative linear relationship between the mean age and RCSQ and mean VAS scores in the experimental group.Conclusions: The 4-7-8 breathing exercise significantly affected the patient's pain and sleep quality by reducing pain and improving sleep quality after laparoscopic bariatric surgery.

Dergi

BARIATRIC SURGICAL PRACTICE AND PATIENT CARE

Yıl

2023

Cilt

18

Sayı

4

Sayfa

225-232

ISSN

2168-023X

eISSN

2168-0248

DOI

10.1089/bari.2022.0044

WoS UID

WOS:000991739800001