The Effect of Breathing Exercise and Pressurized Cold Application on Pain and Anxiety During Sharp Debridement

Launched by HARRAN UNIVERSITY · Mar 19, 2025

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Approximately half of the diabetic population is at risk for developing foot ulcers. A prevalence study conducted in our country stated that more than 1 million of 7 million patients with diabetes developed diabetic foot ulcers (DAU) and nearly 500,000 patients had diabetic foot infections. Diabetic foot ulcers cause deterioration in the patient's quality of life, significant increase in treatment costs, lower extremity amputations and increased mortality. 50-70% of non-traumatic foot amputations are performed on diabetic foot patients .

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Volunteer to participate in the study
• • Those aged 18 and over,
• • Those who were included in the breathing exercise group before the research and who could perform breathing exercises correctly if taught and demonstrated.
• • Do not have a disease that affects breathing such as Asthma, COPD, Heart failure,
• • Not taking any medication that suppresses anxiety symptoms,
• • Do not have a diagnosed disease such as Alzheimer's or Dementia that would hinder communication,
• • Patients included in the breathing exercise group should not have ear, nose or throat problems that may prevent them from performing breathing exercises.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Those who give up being a research participant at any stage of the research,
• • Illiterate
• • Having a diagnosed disease that affects breathing such as Asthma, COPD, Heart failure,
• • Taking any medication that suppresses anxiety symptoms,
• • Cold intolerance or allergy to cold