Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the participants (N=19) who completed this study.

Characteristics			Perioperative patients, n
Age group (years)
	20-34	6
	35-49	4
	50-64	5
	65-80	4
Gender
	Male	4
	Female	14
	Chose not to disclose	1
Prior experience with relaxation exercises
	Yes	5
	No	14
Self-management strategy
	Developed a new self-management strategy	7
	Increasingly applied relaxation due to the intervention	4
	Did not develop a new strategy	8