Effects of guided imagery relaxation in hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation patients: a quasi-experimental study

• Autor(a) principal: Silva,Luana Aparecida Alves da
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Guimarães,Paulo Ricardo Bittencourt, Marques,Angela da Costa Barcellos, Marcondes,Larissa, Barbosa,Camila Schirmer, Costa,Pâmela Cristine Piltz, Kalinke,Luciana Puchalski
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672022000600166
• topic: Imagery; Psychotherapy; Relaxation Therapy; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; Bone Marrow Transplantation; Vital Signs

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the effects of the technique of virtual reality guided imagery in the vital signs of hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation patients. Method: Quasi-experimental study with 35 participants who received an intervention using virtual reality guided imagery with progressive muscle relaxation, applied three times a week for four weeks in a referral hospital for transplants in the south of Brazil. Data collected included: temperature, arterial pressure, respiratory rate, heart rate, pain, and oxygen saturation, before and after each intervention. The comparisons were analyzed using Wilcoxon’s test. Results: There was a clinical significance between the mean measurements before and after for respiratory rate (p=0.00) in all stages, and for the variables Heart rate, Temperature, and Oxygen saturation from the 1st to the 12th measurements (p=0.05). Conclusion: The intervention was low cost, easy to apply, and showed positive effects, presenting itself as an option for patient-focused care.