The effect of progressive muscle relaxation interventions on depression, stress, anxiety, and quality of life for cancer patients: a systematic review (original) (raw)
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Background: Chemotherapy is an important treatment for cancer, yet some of its side effects are serious and painful. Many patients with cancer suffer from psychiatric disorders that most likely result from therapeutic drugs or mental strategies to cope with their illness. Progressive muscle relaxation is one of the cost effective, self-help methods that promotes mental health in healthy participants. This study aims to determine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation training on anxiety and depression in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: This was a randomized, clinical study that enrolled 60 patients who received inpatient chemotherapy in the Tabriz Hematology and Oncology Research Center in 2010. We divided patients into two groups, intervention and control. All participants signed written formal consents and completed the Hospital Anxiety & Depression Scale questionnaires. Intervention group participants were trained in progressive muscle relaxation in groups ...
2012
Background: Chemotherapy is an important treatment for cancer, yet some of its side effects are serious and painful. Many patients with cancer suffer from psychiatric disorders that most likely result from therapeutic drugs or mental strategies to cope with their illness. Progressive muscle relaxation is one of the cost effective, self-help methods that promotes mental health in healthy participants. This study aims to determine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation training on anxiety and depression in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: This was a randomized, clinical study that enrolled 60 patients who received inpatient chemotherapy in the Tabriz Hematology and Oncology Research Center in 2010. We divided patients into two groups, intervention and control. All participants signed written formal consents and completed the Hospital Anxiety & Depression Scale questionnaires. Intervention group participants were trained in progressive muscle relaxation in groups ...
PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION EFFECT ON THE LEVEL ANXIETY of CANCER PATIENTS UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERAPY
The physical effects of cancer and its therapy can lead to an unpleasant emotional experience. Long-term treatment of chemotherapy and the presence of perceived side effects can cause anxiety. One of the nonpharmacological measures to overcome this anxiety is the relaxation of Progressive Muscle Relaxation therapy. To know the effect of relaxation Progressive Muscle Relaxation on the level of anxiety in cancer patients who underwent chemotherapy. Independent Variables are Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Dependent Variables of Anxiety Level. This research design uses Pre-Experiment with Pretest-Posttest approach design. Sample amounted to 30 people. Sampling technique Purposive Sampling. The tool used in the HRS-A (Hamilton Rating Scale-Anxiety) questionnaire. The research was conducted from March to April 2017 at Leprosy Hospital SumberGlagahPacet, Mojokerto. Progressive Muscle Relaxation performed one up to two times for three weeks with a duration of 15 minutes per session. The test statistic used is to use the Wilcoxon Rank Test test. ρ = 0.046 and α = 0.05, so that means H0 rejected and H1 accepted which means there is influence progressive muscle relaxation to the level anxiety cancer patients who underwent chemotherapy at Leprosy Hospital Pacet, Mojokerto. Progressive Muscle Relaxation is recommended as one of the non-pharmacological complementary therapies because this relaxation technique is easy to do and does not cost.
https://ijshr.com/IJSHR\_Vol.5\_Issue.4\_Oct2020/IJSHR\_Abstract.0027.html, 2020
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