title: Effects of a relaxation breathing exercise on fatigue in haemopoietic stem cell transplantation patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Our purpose was to investigate the effect of a relaxation breathing exercise on fatigue in allogenic haemopoietic stem cell transplantation patients.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Exercise is a promising approach in ameliorating the fatigue associated with cancer and its treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  A randomized design with control, experimental groups being assessed pre- and postintervention.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-five patients were randomly selected, with 18 assigned to an exercise group and 17 to a control group. The exercise intervention lasted for 30 minutes every day for six weeks. It consisted of physical exercise combined with relaxation breathing exercise. Fatigue was measured by the revised version of the Piper Fatigue Scale.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The exercise group had a greater decrease in fatigue than the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These findings indicate that a relaxation breathing exercise would improve fatigue in allogenic haemopoietic stem cell transplantation patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A relaxation breathing exercise by a nurse can improve fatigue in allogenic haemopoietic stem cell transplantation patients.
authors.affiliation: St Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University, Seoul 137-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Dol
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hee-Seung
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001945:Breathing Exercises; D003071:Cognition; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005221:Fatigue / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D011788:Quality of Life; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D012677:Sensation; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome