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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

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  • Haya Ibrahim Ali Abu Maloh
  • Kim Lam Soh
  • Seng Choi Chong
  • Siti Irma Fadhilah Ismail
  • Kim Geok Soh
  • Dima Ibrahim Abu Maloh
  • Nabeel Al Yateem
  • Mohannad Eid AbuRuz

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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    .05). Benson’s Relaxation significantly relieved P&PS among hemodialysis patients but not after only 1 week of practicing.

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  • Haya Ibrahim Ali Abu Maloh & Kim Lam Soh & Seng Choi Chong & Siti Irma Fadhilah Ismail & Kim Geok Soh & Dima Ibrahim Abu Maloh & Nabeel Al Yateem & Mohannad Eid AbuRuz, 2023. "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," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 32(2), pages 288-297, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:32:y:2023:i:2:p:288-297
    DOI: 10.1177/10547738221112759
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