Original Research Article
Year: 2023 | Month: August | Volume: 13 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 97-107
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20230816
Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique on Level of Anxiety among Nursing Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study
S Manikandan
Assistant Professor, BGSB University, Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India
ABSTRACT
Background: A quasi experimental study was conducted to assess the effect of progressive muscle relaxation technique on level of anxiety among nursing students in selected nursing colleges of Trivandrum district, Kerala. A total sample of 60 BSc Nursing students were selected using purposive sampling technique. The major purpose of the study was to find out the effect of progressive muscle relaxation technique on level of anxiety.
Materials and Methods: A two-group pre-test post-test design was used to conduct the study. A sample comprising of 30 first year BSc Nursing students in experimental and 30 in control group were enrolled using non-probability purposive sampling technique. The investigator adopted “Von Bertalanffy’s General System Theory” for this study. Tools used for data collection were Socio-demographic Proforma and the Burns Anxiety Inventory (BAI).
Results: Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings of the study revealed that the mean post-test anxiety score 13.0±5.4 among experiment group was significantly lower than the mean pre-test anxiety score 23.7±5.2 [Mean difference 10.7] and the Paired t value computed at 13.99** was statistically significant at p<0.01 level. Mean post-test anxiety score [-25.6± 8.6] in control group presented a negative statistical significance (P<0.01). The t test value (6.77**, df=58) revealed that, there is significant reduction in the mean post-test anxiety score (13.0±5.4) among experimental group compared to the mean post-test anxiety score (25.6±8.6) among control group at 0.01 level. Significant association was observed between level of anxiety and Mother’s education (x2 value 5.88*, P<0.05).
Conclusion: The findings of the study confirmed that progressive muscle relaxation was significantly effective in reducing the level of anxiety among nursing students.
Key words: Progressive muscle relaxation technique (PMR), Nursing students, Anxiety, Effect, Quasi-experimental study.