The Effectiveness of Benson’s Relaxation Technique on Pain and Perceived Stress Among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Double-Blind, Cluster-Randomized, Active Control Clinical Trial

Benson’s relaxation affects many symptoms among hemodialysis patients. A cluster-randomized active control clinical trial with three repeated measures; pre, 1-week, and 1-month post-intervention sought to evaluate the effectiveness of Benson’s Relaxation on pain and perceived stress (P&PS) among...

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Published in:Clinical nursing research 2023-02, Vol.32 (2), p.288-297
Main Authors: Abu Maloh, Haya Ibrahim Ali, Soh, Kim Lam, Chong, Seng Choi, Ismail, Siti Irma Fadhilah, Soh, Kim Geok, Abu Maloh, Dima Ibrahim, Al Yateem, Nabeel, AbuRuz, Mohannad Eid
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical research
Clinical trials
Dialysis
Double-blind studies
Health psychology
Hemodialysis
Hospitals
Humans
Intervention
Pain
Patients
Relaxation
Relaxation therapy
Relaxation Therapy - methods
Renal Dialysis
Research Design
Stress
Stress, Psychological - therapy
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Summary:Benson’s relaxation affects many symptoms among hemodialysis patients. A cluster-randomized active control clinical trial with three repeated measures; pre, 1-week, and 1-month post-intervention sought to evaluate the effectiveness of Benson’s Relaxation on pain and perceived stress (P&PS) among hemodialysis patients. Two governmental hospitals were randomly assigned to intervention and control. Thirty-six participants were randomly selected; 18 were intervention, and 18 were controlled. The intervention group performed Benson’s Relaxation twice a day for 10 minutes for 8 weeks after a training session. The control group received an educational session about Progressive Relaxation. Findings revealed a statistically significant reduction in the PSS-10 and PRI scores between pre-intervention and 1 month after-intervention (p 
ISSN:1054-7738
1552-3799
DOI:10.1177/10547738221112759