Effectiveness of Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise Program Resulting in Improved Quality of Sleep and Reduced Fatigue among Registered Nurses: Case study in a Hospital, Chonburi Province
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Diaphragmatic breathing exercise, Quality of sleep, FatigueAbstract
This quasi-experimental research aimed to assess the effectiveness of diaphragmatic breathing exercise in improving quality of sleep and reducing fatigue among registered nurses in a hospital, Chonburi province. Thirty-three samples were selected by stratified sampling technique with inclusion criteria of those who have been working at emergency and medicine unit. The intervention include training and coaching individually, video, leaflet about the program and LINE group for monitoring their practices. The online questionnaires; including personal information, The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)-Thai version, and 10 item Fatigue Assessment Scale (FAS)-Thai version, were employed among the samples between February and March 2023. All data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, and paired t-test was used to compare a quality of sleep and fatigue after implementation. The level of significant is at p < .05.
Majority of respondents were females (90.9%) with average of age 34.12 years. All of them had a poor quality of sleep (100%) with mean score 8.64. Seventy-three percent had a general level of fatigue with mean score 23.58. After 2 and 4 weeks of participation, they were significantly improved quality of sleep and reduced fatigue (p <.001). This study indicated the effectiveness of diaphragmatic breathing exercise in increasing quality of sleep and reducing fatigue.
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