Background: This study aimed to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises (PMR) on dyspnea and anxiety level in individuals with COPD Methods: The study was conducted in the pretest-posttest randomized-controlled trial and completed with 44 COPD individuals, 22 interventions and 22 controls. PMR were applied once a day for four weeks in the intervention group in addition to the standard treatments. The control group received standard treatment. For data collection Questionnaire Forms, Patient Follow-Up Schedules, Modified Borg Scale (MBS), Modified British Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale (mMRC), COPD Assessment Test (CAT), and Beck Anxiety Scale were used.
Background: This study aimed to determine the effect of progressive relaxation exercises (PMR) on dyspnea and anxiety level in individuals with COPD Methods: The study was conducted in the pretest-posttest randomized-controlled trial and completed with 44 COPD individuals, 22 interventions and 22 controls. PMR were applied once a day for four weeks in the intervention group in addition to the standard treatments. The control group received standard treatment.