EFFECT OF STRESS BALL ON COMFORT AND ANXIETY CONTROLLED TRIAL
Anxiety, Comfort

About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Anxiety focused on measuring hemodialysis, comfort, anxiety
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Who is over 18 years old Having been on an average of four hours of hemodialysis program, three times a week, for at least 6 months; Who can respond in writing or verbally to the scales applied, In addition to last-stage kidney disease, there is no physical deficiency, Can apply stress ball as shown during hemodialysis work Individuals who agree to participate in the research Exclusion Criteria: With fistula on both arms People with psychiatric problems With nerve, soft tissue and vascular disease in the upper extremity Out of town during work
Sites / Locations
- Erciyes Universty
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Intervention
Control
Patients will be given written and oral consent by explaining the purpose of the study. Patients with fistula and non-grafted arms will be asked to fill out data collection forms at the first interview. Patients will then be asked to squeeze the stress ball 15 minutes before the start of hemodialysis treatment and for 15 minutes during hemodialysis treatment. This treatment will be performed during (nine) hemodialysis treatments. After the last session, data collection forms will be filled out again. Use of stress Ball 1) place a stress ball in one hand (which hand will be left to the patients' wishes.) 2.squeeze the ball in your hand for 2-3 seconds after receiving it and then loosen it. 3.perform this application for a total of 30 minutes before and during hemodialysis treatment.
No intervention will be given to the control group other than standard treatment. Data collection forms will be completed before the first dialysis session and after the eighth session. Before the first dialysis session and after the ninth session, the individual Introduction form, the Visual Analog scale (VAS) for stress level, the Beck anxiety scale and the hemodialysis comfort scale will be filled out.