Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Family Anxiety with Hypertension

Abstract

Since hypertension is a chronic condition, long-term care is required. Anxiety within the family is one of the ways that long-term care and the possibility of complications impact the loving family. Extended family stress may lead to subpar treatment for hypertensive individuals, which will impact their pulse. The purpose of this study was to examine what increasing muscle relaxation meant for the anxiety levels of hypertensive families. Analytical methods are utilized in this kind of quasi-experimental study. All households with family members who experience the ill effects of hypertension are the target population. samples from 35 participants in the control group and another 35 participants in the experimental group. The HARS questionnaire was the tool used to gauge the level of anxiety. Using the SPSS software, data management employed the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test at a significance threshold of <α (0.05). The outcomes demonstrated that gradual muscle relaxation had an impact on the anxiety levels of the experimental group's families with hypertension. ρ = 0.000 (0.000 <0.05) was the result of the Wilcoxon sign rank test at a significance level of 0.05. The control group's Wilcoxon sign rank test result, at a significance level of 0.05, was ρ = 1.000 (1.000 > 0.05), indicating no effect of progressive muscle relaxation on anxiety. According to the study's findings, gradual muscular relaxation can diminish anxiety. To bring down anxiety levels, this technique can be utilized as a non-pharmacological therapy.