Effect Of Progressive Relaxation Research Articles

Reducing the hemodialysis patient stress level through progressive relaxation

Background: Hemodialysis is an effective treatment carried out for patientswith chronic kidney failure to improve the quality of life. 80% of hemodialysis patients experience physical stress disorder and psychosocial stress related to treatment. When faced with stress, the body muscles become tense as the abdomen becomes tense and cramped, the chest feels tight, which impacts physical and psychosocial health, so it is necessary to have stress management training through relaxation techniques. This study aimed to determine the effect of progressive relaxation on stress levels in patients with hemodialysis. Method: This quasi-experimental pre-test and posttest study with a control group design. There were 58 respondents divided into two groups (intervention and control), and each group consisted of 29 people selected by random sampling. Measurement of stress levels using questionnaire Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 42 (DASS 42). Results: The Mann Whitney U Test showed a difference in the decrease instress levels which was statistically significant (p <0.05). Conclusion: The audio-visual progressive relaxation training conducted at least two times a week for three weeks effectively reduces stress levels in patients undergoing hemodialysis therapy for at least one month. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 21 No. 03 July’22 Page: 540-546

PROGRESSIVE RELAXATION BERPENGARUH TERHADAP PERUBAHAN TEKANAN DARAH LANJUT USIA HIPERTENSI DIKELURAHAN TANGKERANG TENGAH

Abstract: The second most common disease experienced by patients in Riau Province is hypertension with 2,160,932 people, the highest prevalence in Riau is Pekanbaru, as many as 422,443 people (Dinkes Riau, 2020). If someone who has hypertension does not get treatment and control regularly, it will bring the patient into more serious cases and can even cause death (Nurul, 2020). Efforts to prevent complications in hypertension need to be carried out with proper hypertension management, one of which is non-pharmacological management. One of the non-pharmacological management is relaxation techniques, including progressive relaxation. This study aims to determine the effect of progressive relaxation on changes in blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension in RW 08 Tangkerang Tengah Village, this study was carried out on 16 May to 10 June 2021. The design of this study used a pre-experimental design with a one group pre-post test design. . The number of samples was 15 hypertension patients in RW 08 using purposive sampling technique. The results showed that the average difference in systolic blood pressure before and after progressive relaxation was 7,133 and the average diastolic difference before and after being given progressive relaxation was 7,200. There is a significant difference before and after progressive relaxation on changes in blood pressure in the elderly where the p value (0.000) means that there is an effect of progressive relaxation on changes in blood pressure in the elderly in RW 08 Tangkerang Tengah Village. The recommendation from this research is for nurses to do progressive relaxation to reduce blood pressure in hypertensive patients, as well as input in the selection of nursing interventions.Keywords: Hypertension, Progressive relaxation, Elderly

Reducing anxiety level by using progressive relaxation among the elderly people in the nursing home

The prevalence of anxiety in the elderly is very high. Anxiety in the elderly is characterized by sleep disturbances, withdrawal and isolating behavior, and other compulsive behaviors. One form of behavior therapy is relaxation techniques. To determine the effect of progressive relaxation on reducing anxiety levels in the elderly in the nursing home. This study is quantitative with a quasi-experimental method. The study was conducted at the Dharma Bhakti Nursing Home in Surakarta in March 2019. The sample consisted of 17 elderly assigned to the experimental group and 17 elderly for the control group. The anxiety instrument used was Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS), and the tools used for relaxation were backrests or beds. The average results of the experimental group pre (17.29) post (7.24) p-value (0.001), the control group pre-mean (14.18), post (14.47) p-value (0.289). Progressive relaxation has a significant influence on reducing anxiety levels on the elderly.

IMPROVEMENT OF SLEEP QUALITY THROUGH PROGRESSIVE RELAXATION IN ELDERLY IN THE SEMPAJA PUSKESMAS AREA

Decreasing physical, psychological and social functions will have an impact on the overall sleep phase of the elderly. An imperfect sleep cycle can cause the elderly not to sleep soundly, often wake up and the total amount of sleep per day will decrease. Nurses can solve these problems with several nursing interventions through progressive relaxation and healthy sleep. The aim of the study was to see the effect of progressive relaxation and healthy sleep on decreasing sleep disturbances in the elderly group. This research uses a quasi experiment design with a pre-post test without control approach. Measurement of sleep quality of the elderly using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) instrument. This analysis uses univariate and bivariate analysis. Bivariate analysis using paired t-test. Analysis of bivariate Wilcoxon correlation data, obtained score correlation coefficient questionnaire about knowledge between (pretest) and after (posttest) given treatment in the form of progressive relaxation of 0,000 with sig numbers or p-value = 0,000> 0.05 or significant.

EFEKTIVITAS RELAKSASI PROGRESIF TERHADAP PENURUNAN INTENSITAS NYERI PADA PASIEN POST SECTIO CAESAREA DI RSU SEMBIRING TAHUN 2020

World Health Organization (WHO) for almost 30 years the rate of births with caesarea section became 10% to 15% of the delivery process exist in developing countries. In Indonesia, the results of basic health research in 2013 showed births with a caesarean section of 15.3% of the sample of 20,591 surveyed from 33 provinces. Based on statistical data that researchers obtained from the Medical Record Room of the Sembiring General Hospital, the number of patients with sectio caesarea from January to September in 2019 totaled 1,600 patients. Nursing problems that often arise in post sectio caesarea cases are painful sensory and emotional experiences that arise due to actual tissue damage. The nurse's independent action to control the pain felt by the patient is to do pain management with non-pharmacological techniques, namely progressive relaxation. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of progressive relaxation on decreasing pain intensity in post sectio caesarea patients. This study used a quasi-experimental design method with a non equivalent control group design. The sampling technique was 32 respondents, 16 intervention groups and 16 control groups. This study used a T-Test. The results of this study indicate the P-value (0.839) > α (0.05). The conclusion of this study is that there is no effectiveness of progressive relaxation on the decrease in pain intensity in post sectio caesarea patients in the hybrid room of Sembiring General Hospital. For further researchers to be able to have the same research the same but with different variables in order to get more varied and better results.

PENGARUH RELAKSASI PROGRESIF DAN MEDITASI TERHADAP TINGKAT STRES PASIEN HIPERTENSI

Hypertension is a risk factor to the three biggest causes of premature death. The psychological impact is happening is that patients undergo stress, anxiety, depression, fear and anxiety. The method used is a quasi-experimental research design using design with equivalent control group design. The sampling technique is done by simple random sampling. Number of samples 70 people for a progressive relaxation group and for group meditation. Data analysis techniques of progressive relaxation effect of interventions to decrease stres levels by Paired t-test. Effect of meditation interventions to decrease stres levels also Paired t-test. Effectiveness of progressive relaxation and meditation in reducing stres using independent t-test.The results showed significant effect the progressive relaxation of the stres levels in hypertension patients. The mean value before 56.2571 and 41.7429 afterward, t=7,992 and p=0.000.Meditation can reduce stres levels in hypertension patients significantly.The mean value previously 59.4000, 24.1714 afterward, t = 11 223, p = 0.000. Meditation more effective than progressive relaxation in lowering stres levels in patients with hypertension in the Health Center of North Kuta, Badung, 2016. The difference in means at 14.5143 while the progressive relaxation group the mean difference in the meditation group 35.2286, t=-5712 and p=0.000. Conclusion the progressive relaxation and meditation can lower the stress level in patients of hypertension (p=0.000).Meditation is more effective to lower the stress level in patients of hypertention (p=0.000)Key Wards: Progressive Relaxation, Meditation,Stress,Hypertention

Effectiveness of progressive relaxation and emotional regulation on quality of life of heart patients

Effectiveness of progressive relaxation and emotional regulation on quality of life of heart patients

To study effectiveness of progressive relaxation on balancing exercises in functional outcome of osteoarthritis knee in postmenopausal females

Background: Postmenopausal females with osteoarthritis (OA) of knee joint often report episodes of knee instability limiting their daily activities and this causes an added stress. Aims: To evaluate the effects of progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) on balancing exercises to improve functional ability in postmenopausal females with OA of knee. Materials and Methods: This interventional study was conducted on 60 postmenopausal females in a tertiary care hospital of Eastern India after taking Institutional Ethical Clearance and informed consent of the subjects. Perceived stress scores of the subjects were assessed. Patients were randomly allocated into two groups and they received either balancing exercises and PMR (Group A) or balancing exercises (Group B). Both of the groups received transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and treatment was given for 4 days a week for 4 weeks. The outcome measures were Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) scores. Results: After 4 weeks of treatment, significant reduction in the WOMAC score and VAS was found in both Groups. The results showed that improvement was more in Group A than Group B. Perceived stress scores significantly decreased in Group A (27.8 ± 1.95 vs. 20.16 ± 3.33; P < 0.000**) but the change was not significant in Group B (28.2 ± 1.4 vs. 27.46 ± 1.45; P value: 0.53). Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) was positively correlated with WOMAC and VAS scores at R value of 0.68 and 0.81, respectively. Conclusion: The results of the study indicates that balancing exercise when practiced along with stress relaxation exercises is more effective in improving the functional ability of OA knee.

111. Intrusive thoughts counteract the effects of progressive relaxation on early wound repair

Psychological stress negatively affects proinflammatory cytokine production in the local wound environment, and examination stress can delay wound healing. Relaxation interventions are commonly used to reduce stress, and appear to promote recovery in surgical care settings. This study tested the effect of relaxation training on early wound repair in medical students with an upcoming examination. Medical students (n = 47) were randomized to receive either a relaxation intervention (n = 15) or wait-list (n = 32) immediately prior to an examination. All participants received standardized blister wounds upon arrival at a hospital research unit, and fluid from the blister chambers was aspirated 4 h, 7 h, and 22 h afterward. The subsequent relaxation intervention consisted of 5–6 h long structured sessions over the course of the stay. Students with higher Impact of Events scale Intrusion scores had significantly lower levels of interleukin-6 and tumor necrosis factor alpha at the wound site at 22 h post blister wounding. This effect remained when controlling for body mass index and randomization condition. Furthermore, higher levels of intrusions were associated with higher levels of negative affect on the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule after each relaxation session. These results suggest that the ability to regulate one’s emotions affects early wound repair, and that those with poor emotional regulation may require additional intervention efforts apart from progressive relaxation under stress.

Effects of progressive relaxation on anxiety and quality of life in female students: A non-randomized controlled trial

This study conducted to assess the effects of relaxation techniques on anxiety and the quality of life of female dormitory students. A non-randomized controlled trial was conducted in 4 female dormitories of Tehran University of medical sciences. The students of four dorms were randomly allocated to the experimental and control groups. The Spielberger inventory and a modified version of WHO quality of life questionnaire were administered to both groups. Then the experimental group was taught to do the relaxation techniques for two months. A post-test conducted on both groups after two months. Significant differences were noticed between anxiety and quality of life of the two groups after the intervention. The overall quality of life score was significantly higher in experimental group after the two months of relaxation exercises. relaxation techniques can be effective for improving the students' anxiety that in turn will improve their quality of life especially in the examination periods.

Effects of Progressive Relaxation on Maximal Muscle Strength and Power

To examine the effects of progressive relaxation (PR) on maximal muscle strength (MS) and power (MP), 7 trained varsity football players were tested for MS and MP following three experimental conditions: arousal (A), progressive relaxation (PR), and control (C). The arousal treatment involved exposure to a video of aggressive football play followed by assessment of MS (1-RM/lbs) and MP (3-Rm/lbs) accompanied by verbal encouragement, while PR and C conditions were followed by MS and MP assessment in the absence of verbal encouragement. The order of experimental treatments and assessments of MS and MP was randomized. ANOVA procedures indicated that PR significantly reduced pre-MS and pre-MP assessment of heart rate and blood pressure, as compared to A and C conditions. Maximal strength (MS) following PR (280 ± 12.6 [SE]) was significantly decreased as compared to MS following A (289.5 ± 11.9). In addition, PR resulted in a significant decrease in MP (253.5 ± 9.5 [SE]) as compared to both A (262.5 ± 9.3) and C (259.5 ± 9.4) conditions. The data suggest that PR may have a detrimental effect on the performance of athletes whose competition requires a significant reliance on muscle strength and/or power.

Effectiveness of progressive relaxation on test anxiety and visual perception.

Progressive relaxation as a modifier of self-reported test anxiety and cognitive visual perception in undergraduates was tested on 23 volunteers found susceptible to progressive relaxation as indicated by selected items from the Harvard Group Scale of Hypnotic Susceptibility. Subjects were randomly assigned to treatment and control groups. Pretreatment consisted of the Test Anxiety Inventory and the Hidden Figures Test. Posttreatment measures were the Test Anxiety Inventory and the Witkin's Group Embedded Figures Test. A mixed analysis of covariance for repeated measures with two levels of treatment (between subjects) and two levels of time (within subjects) showed a significant reduction in reported test-anxiety test-retest for all subjects but no significant effect on the Embedded Figures Test scores.

The effect of progressive relaxation on valsalva response in healthy adults

The purpose of the study was to determine if the tensing portion of progressive relaxation initiates the Valsalva response in order to establish the safety of the procedure for acutely ill cardiovascular patients. Sixty healthy adult volunteers performed fist, chest, and abdominal tensing and relaxation while their heart rate was continuously monitored. Occurrence of the Valsalva response was determined by dividing peak tachycardia during tensing by maximum bradycardia during releasing the tension. A Valsalva ratio greater than 1.5 indicated presence of the Valsalva response. Forty-three percent of the sample exhibited the Valsalva response. Thus, progressive relaxation should not be used with acutely ill cardiovascular patients.

The effects of progressive relaxation on stress and diabetic control

Four insulin-requiring diabetic Ss were followed in single- S designs to measure the impact of progressive muscle relaxation training on blood glucose and stress levels. Measures of blood glucose, stress, activity and caloric intake were taken four times a day, along with a daily measure of anxiety. Two of the 4 Ss showed a significant decrease in blood glucose during treatment periods as compared to baseline measures. Similarly, 2 of the 4 Ss showed a significant decrease in stress levels during treatment. A multiple regression analysis revealed some significant relationships between blood glucose, stress, activity level and caloric intake. The results support previous studies that show relaxation techniques to be a viable aid in establishing greater diabetic control.

The effectiveness of progressive relaxation in chronic hemodialysis patients

An experimental group of 38 patients on chronic hemodialysis were presented a 30-min, self-instructional, color videotape on progressive relaxation (PR) exercises; and a control group of 23 patients viewed a neutral videotape. Both groups were given the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory while on the dialysis machine, before and after the actual viewing. The experimental group significantly reduced its state anxiety level while the control group remained the same. Patients who reported higher levels of state anxiety and experienced tension more frequently tended to achieve the greater benefit from the program. It is postulated that PR can be a useful resource to overcome the sometimes severe anxiety related to the stresses of chronic hemodialysis.

Effects of progressive relaxation and meditation on cognitive and somatic manifestations of daily stress

Meditation and progressive relaxation were compared with a self-monitoring control as treatments for symptoms of stress. Subjects were recruited from advertisements in local newspapers and received five sessions of training. All subjects self-monitored stress symptoms throughout the study and had their behavior rated weekly by a spouse/roommate. The progressive relaxation and meditation treatments resulted in a significant reduction of stress symptomatology over time. Little evidence was generated for differential effects of treatments.

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Psychophysiological effects of progressive relaxation and mantra meditation

Psychophysiological effects of progressive relaxation and mantra meditation

Evaluating the situational specificity of relaxation in mild essential hypertension.

A multiple baseline across subject/settings design was employed to assess the specificity of the effects of progressive relaxation in two recently diagnosed, mild hypertensives. Relaxation was implemented successively across laboratory and home settings. In Subject 1, laboratory relaxation was associated with control over diastolic blood pressure, while in Subject 2, control over systolic pressure was observed. Improvements to normotensive levels were observed for both subjects, and the changes were maintained in both settings for Subject 2 at 6- and 12-mo. follow-up. Subject 1 discontinued her medications, relaxation, and self-monitoring of blood pressure, which was associated with an increase in blood pressure during treatment maintenance; however, at 6- and 12-mo. follow-up, both home and laboratory blood pressures were within normotensive range.

Treatment of general tension: Subjective and physiological effects of progressive relaxation.

Treatment of general tension: Subjective and physiological effects of progressive relaxation.