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IRCT20200926048842N2 IRCT 2022-01-25 Zahedan University of Medical Sciences The effect of Benson relaxation technique on anxiety and quality of life in patients with thalassemia major The effect of Benson relaxation technique on anxiety and quality of life in patients with thalassemia major 2022-01-18 anticipated 80 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/61429 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Supportive, Other design features: After selection, in order to standardize the research conditions for both intervention and control groups, the random allocation method will be used. If the patient is in the intervention group, the Benson relaxation technique will be performed, but no intervention will be performed for the control group, Randomization description: Sampling will be done by available methods. Then the selected patients are randomly divided into two groups of intervention and control. In this way, first, an envelope containing the group name is prepared for the total number of people studied and randomly arranged, and with the gradual referral and selection of individuals, one of the cards will be assigned to them, respectively; Which will determine the individual group in the intervention or control group. Due to random sampling, the samples will have an equal chance of being selected in both intervention and control groups. N/A The effect of Benson relaxation technique on the psychology and quality of life of patients with thalassemia major. Intervention 1: Intervention group: Prior to his intervention, the researcher will undergo theoretical and practical training in relaxation techniques in several stages under the full supervision of a psychologist. First, the researcher will provide patients with a questionnaire, which includes a questionnaire of demographic characteristics, anxiety and quality of life , and after completing the questionnaire; Benson relaxation technique is taught individually by the researcher in 2 face-to-face sessions of 30 to 45 minutes with an interval of 2 to 3 days in Ali Asghar Clinic, the time of which is determined in coordination with the patient. The first session is training in the technique and the second session is training with questions from the patient and answers to questions that arise for him during the practice of the Benson technique at home. A CD containing Benson's step-by-step relaxation instruction is provided to the intervention group. The intervention group is asked to do relaxation exercises twice a day for 6 weeks according to the schedule set at home. Take about 15 to 20 minutes at a time. The technique is performed as follows: first before performing the relaxation technique; The patient removes all additional items such as watches, bracelets, rings and all items that can be detached and puts them next to him, and then Benson relaxation steps are taught to patients as follows: 1) Gently in position Comfortable. 2) Close your eyes slowly. 3) Relax all the muscles of the body deeply. Start from the soles of your feet and gradually move towards the face. This will keep people calm. 4) At the same time, Breathe through the nose. Be aware of your breathing and while exhaling slowly, repeat soothing words such as (God, love, rain, rainbow and the like) under your lips and start breathing deeply and regularly and do it with your nose and tail. Then exhale with your mouth and repeat the word in your mind. 5) Continue this for 15 to 20 minutes and try to relax all your muscles from the tips of the toes to the upper body muscles so that all the muscles of the body reach full expansion. After 15-20 minutes, slowly open your eyes and do not get up for a few minutes. 6) Do not worry about reaching a deep level of relaxation or not; Let the relaxation happen with his own song. When annoying thoughts occur, try to ignore them. During 6 weeks, to ensure that the relaxation technique is performed on the prescribed days, a checklist is provided to the samples until the day , The time and duration of the technique and if not, record the cause. In addition, a technique training CD will be provided to the patient. Also, in order to solve possible problems in the field of technique implementation, during the research period, the researcher has made a phone call with the research samples two days a week to ensure the process of technique implementation and completion of the checklist. It will also hold a training session for patients' families and ask them to monitor the patient's performance of the technique at home and to notify the researcher in the event of a problem. Finally, after one and three month, the researcher completes a questionnaire, anxiety and quality of life for patients in the intervention group. Intervention 2: Control group: In cases where the patient was assigned to the control group, the demographic information questionnaire, test questionnaire and quality of life questionnaire were completed first to begin the pre-test, and this group does not intervene except for routine care. After one and three months with the intervention group, the health and quality of life questionnaire is completed again by the researcher. At the end, the control group is given a Benson relaxation training CD. Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is There is no more information
public Mahnaz Ghaljeh
No. 19, Alley 12, Shohada Lebanon, Tehran St.
Zahedan Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3619676483 +98 23 3237 3188 ssn.shahroud@yahoo.com Zahedan University of Medical Sciences scientific Mahnaz Ghaljeh
No. 19, Alley 12, Shohada Lebanon, Tehran St.
Zahedan Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3619676483 +98 23 3237 3188 ssn.shahroud@yahoo.com Zahedan University of Medical Sciences Iran (Islamic Republic of) Age over 18 years No problems such as mental retardation, behavioral and mental disorders, hearing, speech according to medical records No hearing / heart or lung problems Ability to communicate in Persian Having an anxiety score above 43 (above average) Lack of known neurological problems such as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's (due to the ability of the technique) No substance abuse No history of participating in training courses and not attending similar courses (before and during research) No disorders of the musculoskeletal system Do not take anti-anxiety drugs Ability to access and control the patient during 3 months Resident of Zahedan Having a cell phone in person or in the family or having a landline at home Not participating in similar training courses Have a minimum literacy Get a quality of life score less than 50 from the WHOQOL-BREF quality of life questionnaire 18 years no limit Both Withdrawal from study during research for any reason Incidence of severe physical complications from the disease D56.1 Beta thalassemia Rehabilitation Rehabilitation Intervention group: Prior to his intervention, the researcher will undergo theoretical and practical training in relaxation techniques in several stages under the full supervision of a psychologist. First, the researcher will provide patients with a questionnaire, which includes a questionnaire of demographic characteristics, anxiety and quality of life , and after completing the questionnaire; Benson relaxation technique is taught individually by the researcher in 2 face-to-face sessions of 30 to 45 minutes with an interval of 2 to 3 days in Ali Asghar Clinic, the time of which is determined in coordination with the patient. The first session is training in the technique and the second session is training with questions from the patient and answers to questions that arise for him during the practice of the Benson technique at home. A CD containing Benson's step-by-step relaxation instruction is provided to the intervention group. The intervention group is asked to do relaxation exercises twice a day for 6 weeks according to the schedule set at home. Take about 15 to 20 minutes at a time. The technique is performed as follows: first before performing the relaxation technique; The patient removes all additional items such as watches, bracelets, rings and all items that can be detached and puts them next to him, and then Benson relaxation steps are taught to patients as follows: 1) Gently in position Comfortable. 2) Close your eyes slowly. 3) Relax all the muscles of the body deeply. Start from the soles of your feet and gradually move towards the face. This will keep people calm. 4) At the same time, Breathe through the nose. Be aware of your breathing and while exhaling slowly, repeat soothing words such as (God, love, rain, rainbow and the like) under your lips and start breathing deeply and regularly and do it with your nose and tail. Then exhale with your mouth and repeat the word in your mind. 5) Continue this for 15 to 20 minutes and try to relax all your muscles from the tips of the toes to the upper body muscles so that all the muscles of the body reach full expansion. After 15-20 minutes, slowly open your eyes and do not get up for a few minutes. 6) Do not worry about reaching a deep level of relaxation or not; Let the relaxation happen with his own song. When annoying thoughts occur, try to ignore them. During 6 weeks, to ensure that the relaxation technique is performed on the prescribed days, a checklist is provided to the samples until the day , The time and duration of the technique and if not, record the cause. In addition, a technique training CD will be provided to the patient. Also, in order to solve possible problems in the field of technique implementation, during the research period, the researcher has made a phone call with the research samples two days a week to ensure the process of technique implementation and completion of the checklist. It will also hold a training session for patients' families and ask them to monitor the patient's performance of the technique at home and to notify the researcher in the event of a problem. Finally, after one and three month, the researcher completes a questionnaire, anxiety and quality of life for patients in the intervention group. Control group: In cases where the patient was assigned to the control group, the demographic information questionnaire, test questionnaire and quality of life questionnaire were completed first to begin the pre-test, and this group does not intervene except for routine care. After one and three months with the intervention group, the health and quality of life questionnaire is completed again by the researcher. At the end, the control group is given a Benson relaxation training CD The patient scores on the Spielberger Anxiety Inventory in the range of 160-40. Timepoint: It is before the start of the intervention and one month and three months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: The questionnaire has 40 items with the lowest and highest scores equal to 40 and 160, respectively. At the Anxiety Scale, the main goal is to measure anxiety from low to high. That is, low scores indicate calmness, moderate scores indicate moderate levels of stress and anxiety, and high scores reflect intense fear, close to panic. In response to these substances, subjects show the intensity of their emotion on a 4-point scale (basically, somewhat, moderately, and very much) at a specific time. In response to the anxiety trait, subjects on a 4-point scale (never, sometimes, often, and always) show how they generally feel. Quality of life score, which is measured by the World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire and its score range is from 26-130. Timepoint: It is before the start of the intervention and one month and three months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: The World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire, which is a 26-item questionnaire and includes 4 subscales. And the difference between the two is 28; Mental Health Sub-Scale: The sum of the scores of questions 5-6-7-11-19-26 in the questionnaire The range of scores of this subscale will be between 6 and 30 and the difference between the two is 24; Social Interface Sub-Scale: The sum of the scores of questions 20-21-22 in the questionnaire The range of scores of this sub-scale will be between 3 and 15 and the difference between the two is 12; Environmental Health Sub-Scale: The sum of the scores of the questions 8-9- 12-13- 14-23-24-25 25 in the questionnaire The range of scores of this subscale will be between 8 and 40 and the difference between the two is 32; Quality of life and general health: The sum of the scores of questions 1 and 2 in the questionnaire The range of scores of this subscale will be between 2 to 10 and the difference between the two is 8. Physical health score that is measured by the World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire and its score range is from 7-35. Timepoint: It is before the start of the intervention and one month and three months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: The World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire, which is a 26-item questionnaire and includes 4 subscales. Physical Health Sub-Scale: The sum of the scores of the questions 3- 4- 10- 15-16-17-18 in the questionnaire. The range of scores of this subscale will be between 7 and 35. ; And the difference between the two is 28. Mental health score that is measured by the World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire and its score range is from 6-30. Timepoint: It is before the start of the intervention and one month and three months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: The World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire, a 26-item questionnaire that includes four subscales of mental health subscale: Total scores of questions in the questionnaire 5- 6 -7 -11- 19- 26 subscale scores range between 6 to 30 will be the difference These two are 24. Social relations health score that is measured by the World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire and its score range is from 3-15. Timepoint: It is before the start of the intervention and one month and three months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: The World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire, which is a 26-item questionnaire and includes 4 subscales; Social Relations Sub-Scale: The sum of the scores of the questions 20-21-22 in the questionnaire The range of scores of this sub-scale will be between 3 and 15 and the difference between the two is 12. Environmental health score that is measured by the World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire and its score range is from 8-40. Timepoint: It is before the start of the intervention and one month and three months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire, which is a 26-item questionnaire and includes 4 subscales, Environmental Health Sub-Scale: Total scores of questions 8-9- 12-13-14-23-24-25 in the range of scores of this subscale between 8 Will be 40 and the difference between the two is 32. Quality of life and general health score that is measured by the World Health Organization quality of life questionnaire and its score range is from 2-10. Timepoint: It is before the start of the intervention and one month and three months after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: The World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire, which is a 26-item questionnaire and includes 4 subscales; Quality of life and general health: The sum of the scores of questions 1 and 2 in the questionnaire The range of scores of this subscale will be between 2 and 10 and the difference between the two is 8. Zahedan University of Medical Sciences Approved 2022-01-16 Ethics Committee of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences Zahedan University of Medical Sciences-Baluchistan Blvd- Dr. Hesabi Square Zahedan Sistan-va-Balouchestan Iran (Islamic Republic of)