Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Research Articles

A Quasi Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Jacobson’s Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy on Anxiety and Quality of Sleep Among Covid-19 Patients at Selected Covid Care Centre, Coimbatore

Global prevalence of anxiety and depression increased to 25% during the first year of pandemic. Pandemic is not just a medical phenomenon; it affected individuals, society and caused emotional disruptions, anxiety, stress, stigma and sleep problems. Aim: The present study was undertaken with the aim to assess the effectiveness of Jacobson’s Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy on anxiety and quality of sleep among COVID-19 patients. Methodology: A quantitative approach with Quasi-Experimental, one group pretest-posttest design was adopted. A purposive sampling technique was used to recruit the study participants, and the sample size was 60. Pretest level of anxiety and quality of sleep were assessed using Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale and Modified Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Jacobson’s progressive muscle relaxation therapy (JPMR) was administered in individual session for 20 minutes, one session per day for 6 consecutive days. Posttest was conducted by using same questionnaires on the 7th day, after the intervention. Results: ‘z’ test was used to compare the level of anxiety before and after the intervention, the calculated value z=4.85 was greater than the tabulated value 3.29 at 0.001 level of significance. With regard to the quality of sleep before and after intervention, the calculated value z=5.87 was greater than the tabulated value 3.29 at 0.001 level of significance. Conclusion: The study concluded that Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy was effective in reducing the anxiety and improving the sleep quality among COVID-19 patients.

Effect of vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) on anxiety and sleep disturbances among elderly health care workers in the post COVID-19 pandemic.

Healthcare workers (HCWs) have been significantly impacted by the pandemic. Elderly health care workers carry out a variety of duties at work and have years of clinical expertise. Anxiety and insomnia are among the more commonly encountered problems in senior physicians and other geriatric medical professional populations. The study aims to determine the effect of vagal nerve stimulation on anxiety and sleep disturbances among geriatric medical professionals. 42 participants were enrolled in this study based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The participants were divided into two groups using the closed envelope approach, and they took part in therapy sessions lasting 30 minutes, three times per week for a period of four weeks. The Experimental group A received non-invasive transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation (taVNS) and Control group A received Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique. With a p value of 0.001, taVNS stimulation significantly improved sleep quality and reduced anxiety after 4 weeks. The post-intervention assessment revealed a highly significant improvement in Group A, with a T value of 251 (p < 0.001). The findings suggest that taVNS may be an effective intervention for addressing anxiety and sleep issues in geriatric medical professionals. These results contribute to the exploration of non-invasive strategies to enhance the well-being of healthcare professionals working in demanding environments.

Differences In Effectiveness Between Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy And Slow Deep Breathing Therapy On Elderly Sleep Quality

Background Every individual has a lifetime, starting from the womb, born into the world, to becoming elderly. Aging is a process of gradual loss of tissue's ability to repair itself, maintain its normal structure and function so that it cannot defend the tissue from injury (including infection), and repair the damage that occurs. In the elderly, there are various kinds of health problems such as sleep disorders. Sleep disorder or insomnia is a person's inability to sleep. Poor sleep quality can be improved in various ways such as relaxation techniques. Aim To compare the effectiveness of Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation (JPMR) and Slow Deep Breathing Therapy in improving sleep quality in the elderly. Method This type of research was a quantitative quasi-experiment with pretest and post-test methods (one group pre-test and post-test design). Respondents involved 49 people while research data were processed with the Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon tests. The Sleep Quality Questionnaire used the PSQI questionnaire. Result The Wilcoxon test with an alternative to the Mann-Whitney test showed no significant difference in effectiveness between the two therapies with p-value = 0.274. Conclusion Both therapies had almost the same level of effectiveness; there was no significant difference between the two, so progressive muscle relaxation therapy and Slow Deep Breathing were equally effective in treating anxiety and improving sleep quality.

Impact of Pilates suspension with self-awareness on gait and metacognition in multiple sclerosis: Randomized, single-blinded and parallel-group trial

BackgroundExercise and self-awareness are popular in the management of people with MS (pwMS). The combination of these techniques for diminishing mental and cognitive imparements doesn't apply. Since the capacity to monitor one's mind and maintain balance and efficient mobility is fundamental for carrying out the daily affairs of pwMS, in this study we assess the effect of Pilates Suspension with Self-awareness on Gait and Metacognition of pwMS. We also evaluate whether metacognition is trainable and, if so, which component of self-awareness (mental and physical) would be instrumental in this improvement. MethodTwenty-four female PwMS who scored 2–6.5 on the EDSS were homogeneously divided into two intervention groups [one received pilates suspension training (PST) with Benson relaxation (PSBR), and the other received PST with Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation (PSJR)] and one control group for 7 consecutive weeks. Relaxation training was used as a means to self-awareness. Due to the coronavirus pandemic around the world during the research process, baseline and postintervention tests and training sessions were held online. Dynamic Gait Index (DGI) and Metacognition Questionnaire-30 (MCQ-30), outcome measures were collected before and after the intervention. ResultsAnalysis of group data revealed significant improvement between baseline and intervention phases for Dynamic Gate Index (p = 0.002 for Benson relaxation and p = 0.001 for Jacobson's progressive muscle) and Metacognition Questionnaire-30 (p = 0.02 for Benson relaxation and p = 0.002 for Jacobson's progressive muscle).Conclusions: With regard to multidimensional disorders of pwMS, a combined training protocol is recommended for pwMS.

Effectiveness of Jacobson's progressive Muscle Relaxation Techniques on enhancing sleep quality and psychological well-being among veterinary medical final year student

Sleep is most important thing . Lack of sleep cause major issues. It affects psychological well being. It's an intervention based study. The survey was carried out by providing the printed form of a questionnaire to the respondents. Data was collected from 100 participants for this study from Chennai district. From these 100 participants, 40 of the participants were eligible to participate in this study and met with the inclusion and exclusion criteria This study concluded that two weeks of Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique was effective in enhancing sleep quality and psychological well being Hence, JPMRT should be incorporated to improve sleep and psychological well-being

Stress control as a method to reduce perceived pain in oral lichen planus.

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a common chronic, T-cell-mediated, inflammatory and non-infectious mucodermatosis. Patients diagnosed with oral lichen planus are more prone to depression, anxiety and higher perceived mental stress than the rest of the population. This study investigated stress control methods as a means of reducing pain levels in patients with oral lichen planus. The study involved 62 adult oral lichen planus patients who have never received any OLP treatment before. Patients with a high level of perceived mental stress received, in addition to standard pharmacological treatment, herbal sedative medication or Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation guidance (JPMR), and the patients without a high level of perceived mental stress level did not receive any additional stress control methods. The research tool was the PSS questionnaire and NRS pain level scale. Before the treatment, the level of perceived pain did not differ in any of analysed groups. After the treatment, in the group not using any stress control methods, the mean NRS level was significantly higher than in the group performing Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation (2.79 ±1.76 vs. 1.08 ±1.29), and also significantly higher than in the group receiving the herbal sedative (2.79 ±1.76 vs. 1.41 ±2.06). The use of mental stress control methods as an additional element of therapy has a positive effect on the success of oral lichen planus treatment since it helps to reduce the perceived pain level in the oral mucosa better than a standard pharmacological therapy alone.

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF JACOBSON'S PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION TECHNIQUES ON THE LEVEL OF SOCIAL ANXIETY AMONG EPILEPTIC ADOLESCENTS IN SELECTED HOSPITALS AT PUDUCHERRY

A study to assess the effectiveness of Jacobson 's progressive muscle relaxation techniques on the level of social anxiety among epileptic adolescents in selected hospitals at Puducherry. Objectives: 1. To assess the pretest and posttest level of social anxiety among epileptic adolescents. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of Jacobson 's Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique on levels of social anxiety among epileptic adolescents. 3. To find out the association between levels of social anxiety among epileptic adolescents with selected demographic variables. Methodology: Quantitative approach with Pre experimental one group pretest posttest design was used. Through nonprobability convenient sampling technique, 80 samples were selected. Pre-test was done using modified Liebowitz social anxiety scale. Jacobson 's progressive muscle relaxation technique was given to the epileptic adolescents. Posttest was conducted on 15th day with the same tool. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results : The study result shows that, on pretest 64(80%) epileptic adolescents had moderate, 12(15%) had mild and 4(5%) had severe level of social anxiety. On posttest 54(67.5%) had mild, 26(32.5%) had moderate and no one had severe level of social anxiety. The study result indicated that, pretest mean and standard deviation value is 60.59 +19.127 and the posttest value is 43.80+14.066. t value is 8.6497, then the p value is 0.05 is significant. It was evident that Jacobson 's progressive muscle relaxation technique was effective in decreasing the level of social anxiety among epileptic adolescents. The study concluded that Jacobson 's progressive muscle relaxation technique Conclusion: was an effective intervention for decreasing the level of social anxiety among epileptic adolescents.

Effect of Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation on the Caregiver Burden in the Military’s Spouses with Depressive Disorders in Selected Military Hospitals

Effect of Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation on the Caregiver Burden in the Military’s Spouses with Depressive Disorders in Selected Military Hospitals

The effectiveness of Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique on maternal, fetal and neonatal outcomes in women with non-severe preeclampsia: a randomized clinical trial

BackgroundPreeclampsia (PE), as the most common major pregnancy disorder, has serious maternal, fetal and neonatal complications, and outcomes. The present study was designed to determine the effectiveness of Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique on maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes in women with non-severe preeclampsia (PE). MethodsThis is a randomized clinical trial conducted from March 21, 2021 to July 22, 2021 in the Kamali referral center in Karaj, Iran. A total of 88 eligible participants were assigned to intervention and control groups (44 in each group) via blocked randomization. The intervention group (6 groups of 6 participants and one group of 8 participants) received Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation technique in addition to receiving routine care, twice a week for 6 weeks (4 face-to-face sessions and 8 online sessions). The control group only received routine perinatal care. A checklist collected data before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed in SPSS software v.23. To analyze the obtained data, independent t-test, Paired t-test, Mann-Whitney, Chi-square, and Fisher test were used. ResultsThe results showed a statistically significant difference between intervention and control groups in terms of Systolic Blood pressure (SBP) (P < 0.001), Diastolic Blood pressure (DBP) (P < 0.001), 24-hour urine protein level (proteinuria) (P < 0.001). and Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) (P < 0.001), birth Weight (BW) (P = 0.01), baseline Fetal heart rate (BFHR) (P < 0.001) and Number fetal movements based on non-stress test (NFMsN), during 20 min (P < 0.001) after intervention (P < 0.001).Also In the intervention group, the results showed a statistically significant difference in Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) (P = 0.01), SBP(P < 0.001), DBP(P < 0.001), proteinuria (P < 0.001), FBS(P < 0.001), BFHR based on non-stress test (NST) (P < 0.001), and NFMsN during 20 min (P < 0.001) in the intervention group before and after the intervention. There was no statistically significant difference in the control group. ConclusionThis study's results showed the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation technique on the improvement of SBP, DBP, proteinuria, FBS, FHR and NFMsN during 20 min based on NST and BW in women with non-severe PE. Therefore, it is recommended to perform this technique in health centers.

Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise on Anxiety among Nursing Students in Pediatric Clinical Training.

IntroductionPediatric nursing students are expected to work hard to help children realize their full potential by giving care, knowing their growth process, and being responsive to their needs. Students should be able to communicate effectively and solve problems. Nurses who care for pediatric patients experience compassion fatigue as well as moderate to severe levels of work-related stress. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercise on anxiety among nursing students during pediatric nursing clinical training.MethodsA quasi-experimental, pre-post study was conducted in the faculty of nursing at the Arab American University/Palestine. The sample of the study consists of 60 nursing students enrolled in the pediatric nursing course were selected through convenience sampling. This study was conducted on one group of nursing students that received Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation exercise for five consecutive days per week for two weeks before entering the clinical environment. The S-anxiety scale (STAI Form Y-1) was applied to collect data before and after the intervention.ResultsThe magnitude of anxiety after the progressive muscle relaxation exercise was greater reduced than before (t (59) = 21.1, P < 0.05). There was less anxiety post the program (M = 1.34 ± 0.36) than pre- program (M = 2.83 ± 0.35).ConclusionThe study findings indicated the positive influence of progressive muscle relaxation exercise on nursing students’ anxiety levels in pediatric clinical settings. As a result, it is recommended that teaching programs on this approach be conducted for nursing students at nursing schools prior to the commencement of pediatric clinical practice in order to lessen anxiety.

Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise on Anxiety Among Male Nursing Students Undergoing Maternity Clinical Training.

Student in a maternity nursing program must be engaged in practical training and they must be well prepared and directed along the way to becoming qualified professionals. The study aimed to investigate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercise on anxiety among male nursing students undergoing maternity clinical training. A quasi-experimental, pre-post study was conducted on nursing at Arab American University Palestine. The sample of the study consisted of 48 male nursing students enrolled in the maternity nursing course. They were selected through convenience sampling. This study was conducted on one group of male nursing students that received Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation exercise for five consecutive days per week. The S-anxiety scale (STAI Form Y-1) was applied to collect data before and after the intervention. The magnitude of anxiety reduction after the progressive muscle relaxation exercise was greater than before (t (47) = 21.2, p < .05). The current study's findings indicated the influence of progressive muscle relaxation on maternity clinical setting anxiety reduction among male nursing students.

Tourette disorder: A case report.

Tourette disorder: A case report.

Comparison Between Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique and Audio-visual Distraction Technique in Reducing Dental Anxiety in Children During Dental Visit

Comparison Between Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique and Audio-visual Distraction Technique in Reducing Dental Anxiety in Children During Dental Visit

Intervention to Reduce Stress Levels in People with HIV/AIDS: Literature Review

Abstract&#x0D; &#x0D; People living with HIV/AIDS experience a variety of complex problems, not only physical problems related to the condition of HIV disease, but also psychosocial problems related to HIV disclosure, stigma, social isolation and discrimination that can cause anxiety and cause high stress levels.The conditions will gave the negative impact on both physical and mental health. The negative impact of stress can lead to depression, giving rise to an attitude of non-compliance with treatment, increased risk behavior for HIV transmission and faster disease progression, which in turn will worsen the quality of life for people living with HIV/AIDS. Several studies have been conducted to found appropriate interventions to reduce stress levels in people with HIV/AIDS. This article is a literature review of several interventions to reduce stress levels in people with HIV/AIDS, included Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation (JPMR), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Reiki therapy. Literature search was carried out from databases such as Pubmed, EBSCOhost, Scopus, Proquest, Sciene Direct, with limited years of article publication in the last 10 years (2008-2018). Based on the review, it was found that Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation (JPMR) intervention; Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Reiki Therapy shows very significant results in decreasing stress levels in people with HIV conducted in three studies with different interventions.&#x0D; Keyword: Stress, HIV/AIDS, intervention

Effect of Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation (JPMR) Technique on stress of elderly living in selected old age homes, Kolkata

A quasi experimental time series research design was adopted to find out the effect of Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation (JPMR) technique on the stress of elderly living in selected old age homes, Kolkata with the objectives to assess the pre-test level of stress among elderly in both experimental and control group, to find out the effect of JPMR technique on level of stress in experimental group and to compare the effect of JPMR technique between experimental and control group. The conceptual framework was based on J. W. Kenny's Open System Model. The non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select 60 elderly (30 in each experimental and control group). A semi structured interview schedule and Perceived Stress Questionnaire were used to collect the data. The study findings showed that most of the elderly in experimental group (46.67%) and control group (50%) experienced moderate level of stress. The findings also showed that the JPMR technique was effective in reducing stress in experimental group as evident from ‘t’ value of 10.77 [‘t'df (29) =3.66] at 0.001 level of significance. The JPMR technique was effective in reducing stress in experimental group than control group as evident from ‘t’ value of 2.21 [‘t’ df (58) =2.01] at 0.05 level of significance. This study has several implications in nursing education, practice, administration and research. The study was concluded with recommendations for conducting on larger samples for better generalization of the findings and a comparative study with different relaxation techniques used in stress management.

Influence of Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique among Primipara Women with Postpartum Blues

Influence of Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique among Primipara Women with Postpartum Blues

Effectiveness of an Interventional Package on the Level of Anxiety, Depression, and Fatigue among Patients with Cervical Cancer

Objective:To evaluate the effectiveness of interventional package on the level of anxiety, depression, and fatigue.Methods:The study was conducted in room no. 5, first floor, B Block, Department of Radiotherapy, Nehru Hospital, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh Quasi experimental pretest-posttest design was used in the study. A total of 60 patients receiving radiotherapy/chemotherapy were assigned in two groups of 30 each, through total enumeration sampling technique. The tools used for the study were Zung Anxiety Scale, Beck Depression inventory, and Fatigue Scale. The protocol used for the study includes the Jacobson's Progressive muscle relaxtion technique, counsling and home care techniques.Results:Sociodemographic variables and clinical profile of participants in both groups were comparable. Interventional package significantly reduces the anxiety, depression, and fatigue (P < 0.001 in 3 variables) in experimental group.Conclusions:Interventional package for patients with cervical cancer proved to be an effective modality in reducing the anxiety, depression, and fatigue.

A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise on Blood Pressure among Patients with Hypertension in Christian Mission Hospital at Madurai

Objective: Assess the effectiveness of Jacobson’s progressive muscle relaxation exercise on blood pressure among patients with Hypertension in experimental group. Methods: Quasi-experimental pre test-post test design was done to study the effectiveness of Jacobson’s progressive muscle relaxation exercise on blood pressure among hypertensive patient. Convenience sampling was used in this study. The practice of Jacobson’s progressive muscle relaxation exercise was assessed from first day to fifth day by means of observational check list. Blood pressure was assessed by using a stethoscope and sphygmomanometer. In this study, blood pressure was assessed in supine position by listening to korotkoff sounds. Results: The paired ‘t’ test value was 26.734 which was statistically significant at the level of p < 0.001. Reveals that the level of systolic blood pressure was reduced among patients with hypertension after Jacobson’s progressive muscle relaxation.

Effectiveness of Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy to Reduce Blood Pressure among Hypertensive Patient-a Literature Review

The researcher aims to assess effect of Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation therapy to reduce blood pressure among hypertensive patient. Multiple databases were searched focusing of the effect of Jacobson's progressive muscle relaxation therapy to reduce blood pressure.

Effectiveness of Jacobson's Progressive Muscle Relaxation (JPMR) on Educational Stress among School going Adolescents

Adolescence is a transition period; which involves physical, emotional, mental, socio-sexual as well as educational changes. Adolescents are exposed to great deal of educational stress from parents, peers and the demand in current educational system. Aim: Aim of the study was to determine effectiveness of JPMR on educational stress among school going adolescents. Settings and Design: The study was conducted among 145 adolescents in Kerala, India. In the first phase of the study, a descriptive survey design was used; and in the second phase, experimental approach with before and after with control design was used. Material and Methods: Adolescents with high and moderate educational stress with hypertension, according to NHBPEP (National High Blood Pressure Education Programme) guidelines were classified into experimental and control groups. The experimental group was taught and practised JPMR for a period of 3 weeks. Statistical analysis used: Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 17.