The effects of deep breathing on 'tension-anxiety' and fatigue in cancer patients undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy.
Author: Hayama Y, Inoue T.
Affiliation:
Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Division of Health Sciences, 1-7 Yamadaoka Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. yuka-ha@sahs.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
Conference/Journal: Complement Ther Clin Pract.
Date published: 2012 May
Other:
Volume ID: 18 , Issue ID: 2 , Pages: 94-8 , Word Count: 138
AIMS:
We investigated the effect of deep breathing intervention on 'tension-anxiety' and fatigue in Japanese women with gynaecological cancer undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy.
SETTING:
A total of 23 patients were randomly allocated to intervention (n = 11) and control (n = 12) groups.
INTERVENTION:
Deep breathing was practised in the intervention group, but not in the control group. Deep breathing comprised a 10-min breathing program comprising abdominal breathing, thoracic breathing and breathing with arms raised. Using the Profile of Mood States-Short Form (Japanese version) and the Cancer Fatigue Scale, the effects were assessed pre- and post-chemotherapy.
RESULTS:
'Tension-anxiety' and fatigue of the intervention group were relieved more than those of the control group.
CONCLUSIONS:
The findings indicated that deep breathing intervention is likely to ameliorate the 'tension-anxiety' and fatigue in patients with gynaecological cancer undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy.
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PMID: 22500846
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