Muthulakshmi, G (2016) A study to evaluate the effectiveness of jacobson progressive muscle relaxation techniques on blood pressure and stress among elderly people residing in selected old age homes at Trichy. Masters thesis, Indira College of Nursing, Trichy.
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Abstract
The study was aimed to assess the effectiveness of Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation Techniques on blood pressure and stress among elderly people residing in selected old age homes at Trichy. The study was an evaluative approach. This study made use of Quasi experimental non equivalent pretest and post test control group design. Conceptual frame work adopted in the study was the Wiedenbach’s helping art of clinical nursing theory (1969). A total of 60 samples out of which 30 samples for experimental group and 30 for control group were selected by purposive sampling technique who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Pre test was done for both experimental and control group. Stress was assessed by Perceived Stress Scale and blood pressure was checked by mercury Sphygmomanometer for both groups. Jacobson Progressive muscle relaxation techniques were made to practice it under the supervision and guidance of the investigator for 20 minutes in the morning for a period of 30 days. After that post test was conducted for experimental and control group using the same scales. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the findings of the study. The independent‘t’ value of blood pressure and stress was significant at P<0.05 level. There was a correlation found between the post test level of blood pressure and stress (r=0.4). The finding of the study shows that Jacobson Progressive muscle relaxation techniques help to reduce the blood pressure and stress among elderly people.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique ; Blood Pressure ; Stress ; Old Age People. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Psychiatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Jul 2017 07:58 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Feb 2018 03:14 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/1159 |
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