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KMID : 0869120110130010023
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기초간호자연과학회지
2011 Volume.13 No. 1 p.23 ~ p.28
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The Effects of Abdominal Breathing on the Preoperative Anxiety and Blood Pressure of Upper and ower Limbs Surgical Patients
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Kwak Mi-Gyung
Kim Yun-Kyung
Hong Hae-Sook
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Abstract
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Purpose: The aim of this study were to examine the effects of abdominal breathing on preoperative anxiety and blood pressure.
Methods:The research was a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design. The subjects were 60 patients that operated on under local anesthetic. Thirty subjects in the experimental group and 30 subjects in the control group. Data on anxiety and blood pressure for this study were collected from them. The collected data were analyzed by t-test, Χ²-test, paird t-test.
Results: After abdominal breathing, there was a statistically significant decline in the psychological anxiety level of the experimental group. With regard to the physical anxiety level, no statistically significant drop was detected in blood pressure.
Conclusion:The findings of the study confirmed that abdominal breathing reduced preoperative anxiety of upper and lower limbs surgical patients.
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KEYWORD
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Adominal breathing, Preoperative anxiety, Blood pressure
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