Study Purpose: This research is for cancer patients in palliative care, which is care focused on comfort rather than curing the disease. It looks at how Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) and deep breathing exercises affect problems like shortness of breath (dyspnea) and tiredness (fatigue) and how they help in daily self-care activities.
Who Can Join: If you're 18 or older, can read and write, have cancer, and are being treated in palliative care, you might qualify. You need to be able to communicate by phone and have certain health scores indicating your current condition.
Study Details: Participants will be in the study for 6 weeks. You'll be placed in one of three groups: either doing PMR, deep breathing exercises, or continuing with usual care. Exercises may be done at home, and your progress will be checked three times during the study by the research team.
- Length of study: 6 weeks
- Number of visits: 3 assessment points
- Non-pharmacological methods: PMR and deep breathing exercises