Effect of Relaxation Technique on Pain Intensity during Chest Tube Removal following Cardiac Surgery | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 36, Volume 13, Issue 4, December 2022, Pages 470-481 PDF (1.3 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.262999 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Fatma Salah Mohamed1; Hanan Sobeih Sobeih2; Sarah Fathy Mahmoud3 | ||
| 1Demonstrator in Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing- Ain Shams University, Egypt | ||
| 2Professor of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Faculty of Nursing- Ain Shams University, Egypt | ||
| 3Assist Professor of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Faculty of Nursing- Ain Shams University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: patients who have chest tubes removal (CTR) following cardiac surgery are often experience a variety of discomfort, so that relaxation technique using slow deep breathing (SDB) exercise may be effective to minimize and alleviate their pain intensity. Aim of the study: this study was conducted to assess the effect of relaxation technique on pain intensity during chest tube removal following cardiac surgery through the following;(1) assess medical data and pain intensity of patients with chest tube following cardiac surgery, (2) implement relaxation technique using slow deep-breathing exercise during chest tube removal (3) evaluate the effect of relaxation technique using SDB on pain intensity among the patients during chest tube removal following cardiac surgery. Design: A quasi-experimental design (study and control groups) was utilized to achieve the aim. Setting: This study was conducted at cardiothoracic surgical intensive care unit at Cardiac Academy affiliated at Ain Shams University. Sample: A purposive subject of (136) critical ill adult patients, subdivided into two groups (study and control). Tools: Data was collected using three tools 1) Patients’ interviewing questionnaire .2) Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). 3) Relaxation Technique observational checklist. Results: The present study revealed that pain intensity during CTR was significantly alleviated among the study group compared to the control group. Conclusion: The results of this study concluded that, level of patient’s performance in the study group improved after the relaxation technique intervention (This supported the first hypothesis). Also, relaxation technique had a positively significant effect regarding alleviating pain intensity for the study group of patients during chest tube removal following cardiac surgery compared with the control group (This supported the second hypothesis). Recommendations: The importance of applying slow deep breathing exercise combined with described analgesic for all patients during chest tube removal following cardiac surgery to alleviate their pain. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Chest Tubes Removal; Pain; Relaxation Technique | ||
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