The Effects of Benson’s Relaxation Response on Fatigue During Pregnancy: A Two-Group Randomized Controlled Field Trial

Mahmoudirad, Gholamhossein; Hosseini, Mahdi; Nasirizade, Manizhe; Biabani, Fateme

doi:10.5812/modernc.66965

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“…Previous studies have shown that BRT is more effective in managing DAS than comparable relaxation techniques [ 33 , 50 – 52 ]. It is a simple, safe, effective, inexpensive, and easy-to-learn technique, which does not require any special equipment, resources, or skills [ 21 , 30 , 36 , 51 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

The Effect of Benson Relaxation Technique on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress of Jordanian Patients Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study

Saifan

AbuRuz

Dhaher

et al. 2021

Depression Research and Treatment

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Depression, anxiety, and stress (DAS) are common symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and are highly correlated with poor quality of life. Managing DAS among such patients can improve their quality of life (QoL), empowering them with improved autonomy, self-care, independency, and ability to perform daily activities. This study is aimed at examining the effectiveness of the Benson Relaxation Technique (BRT) on reducing DAS among patients diagnosed with MS in Jordan. This quasiexperimental study of 105 Jordanian patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis tested an intervention group (60 patients) who received BRT and a control group (45 patients) who received normal treatment. Data were collected from January 2021 to April 2021, using the Arabic version of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS21). The intervention group was instructed to perform the BRT two times a day for 10 minutes at home for eight weeks at two specific times, with 7-8-hour intervals between each episode. STROBE guidelines were followed in reporting the review. At the baseline comparison, there was no statistical difference between the interventional and control groups with regard to DAS. The levels of DAS between the two groups after three months of the last sessions of the intervention (postintervention) were compared. The results showed that the intervention group had significantly lower levels of DAS compared to the control group. The levels of the DAS were significantly lower for the intervention group postintervention. Adding relaxation techniques to the therapeutic routine is a cost-effective complementary treatment to decrease DAS among MS patients and improve their QoL. Relevance to Practice. This study provides a baseline of data that could facilitate further investigations in the future to improve the quality of services delivered to such patients and thus their QoL and satisfaction.

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The Effect of Benson Relaxation Technique on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress of Jordanian Patients Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study

Saifan

AbuRuz

Dhaher

et al. 2021

Depression Research and Treatment

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“…Through PMR, individuals can relax all of their muscles one by one, so they can reduce their anxiety and stress. Relaxation also stops the stress response, such as fatigue 8 .…”

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“…This condition can be linked to severe problems for mother and child. The prevalence of fatigue during pregnancy is between 35.4% to 72% [6][7][8] .…”

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Effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation and aromatherapy on fatigue in pregnant mothers

Kartilah¹,

Februanti²

2020

medisians

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Background: Fatigue in pregnant women can lead to cesarean delivery, also triggering problems during pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium. Therefore, there is a need for non-pharmacological interventions to reduce the level of fatigueObjective: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of giving progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) and aromatherapy to complaints of fatigue in pregnant womenMethods: This is a quasi-experiment with pretest and post-test with control group design. The sampling technique was simple random sampling, consisted of 52 respondents who were divided into two groups. The statistical using a paired t-test and independent t-testResults: After the administration of PMR and aromatherapy interventions, the fatigue score decreased significantly from 5.15 to 3.15; p<0.001. In the control group, the fatigue score was reduced from 5.04 to 4.00; p<0.0001. There was a significant difference in fatigue scores in the intervention and control groups (3.15 ± 1.592 vs. 4.00 ± 0.980; p<0.05).Conclusion: Combination progressive muscle relaxation exercises and aromatherapy are effective in reducing fatigue scores in pregnant women

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“…[ 5 ] Among the raised nonpharmacological methods, Benson's relaxation technique (BRT) is a method influencing the health of pregnant mothers. [ 6 7 ]…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The BRT technique was first introduced by Herbert Benson. [ 6 ] The BRT, with an emphasis on physical relaxation, can inhibit many physiological stressors. [ 8 ] The BRT not only has a lot of advantages and easy way of handling but also has no side effects on individuals.…”

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Effect of the combination of Benson's relaxation technique and brief psychoeducational intervention on multidimensional pain and negative psychological symptoms of pregnant women: A randomized controlled trial

Mohammadi

Parandin

2019

J Edu Health Promot

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The Effects of Benson’s Relaxation Response on Fatigue During Pregnancy: A Two-Group Randomized Controlled Field Trial

Cited by 6 publications

References 18 publications

The Effect of Benson Relaxation Technique on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress of Jordanian Patients Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study

The Effect of Benson Relaxation Technique on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress of Jordanian Patients Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study

Effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation and aromatherapy on fatigue in pregnant mothers

Effect of the combination of Benson's relaxation technique and brief psychoeducational intervention on multidimensional pain and negative psychological symptoms of pregnant women: A randomized controlled trial

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