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Study aim
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The effect of diaphragmatic breathing on anxiety, sleep quality and pain in selected patients with lumbar disc surgery
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Design
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An interventional clinical trial consisted of a group of 35 intervention and a control group of 35, with parallel groups, two blinded by the outcome assessor and the statistical expert, Block randomization
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Settings and conduct
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This study was a double-blind clinical trial that intervention evaluator and statistical analyzer don't know about intervention and grouping to investigate. This study will be conducted in neurosurgery ward of Vali-asr Hospital. Patients under study will be randomly divided into intervention and control groups, each containing 35 patients. intervention group received diaphragmatic breathing training and will be done one hour before sleep and operation.In the control and intervention groups, the preoperative night anxiety and one hour before the operation, the preoperative sleep quality in the morning of surgery and postoperative pain immediately after the patient is awake will be measured.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: 18 years and up, fluency in Persian, no chronic pain, no history of surgery, no addiction, no analgesics in the past 24 hours, mental health, no prior knowledge of diaphragmatic breathing
Exclusion criteria: Withdrawal during study, death and possible complications of surgery and anesthesia
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Intervention groups
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The patients will be randomly divided into intervention and control groups, each containing 35 patients. The intervention group received diaphragmatic breathing training the night before surgery and will be done one hour before bedtime and one hour before enter the operating room . The control group will receive routine care.
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Main outcome variables
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anxiety, sleep quality, pain