Progressive Relaxation Exercises Before Mobilization:Effects on Pain, Anxiety and Physiologic Parameters CABG Patients

This study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises on pain, anxiety and physiological parameters before mobilization in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Ethics committee and institutional approval were obtained before starting the study. Patients were informed about the study and their verbal and written informed consent was obtained. The study will be conducted in a public hospital in Istanbul with 68 patients (experimental group = 34, control group = 34) who met the research criteria and underwent CABG surgery. The patients in the experimental group will be given progressive relaxation exercises twice at 6-hour intervals on postoperative day 1 and day 2. Patients in the control group will receive routine treatment and care. Physiological parameters, pain, and anxiety levels will be evaluated twice daily on postoperative days 1 and 2 in both groups.It was also stated that a smart wristband should be worn on the arms of the patients on postoperative days 1 and 2 to monitor the frequency of mobilization in both the experimental and control groups. In addition, the frequency of analgesic use will be monitored.