Effects of a single session of large-group meditation and progressive muscle relaxation training on stress reduction, reactivity, and recovery.

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah M. Rausch ◽  
Sandra E. Gramling ◽  
Stephen M. Auerbach
Keyword(s):  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Relaxation Training ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Single Session ◽  
Large Group

Effects of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training on Trait Anxiety

1983 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 128-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia E. Kibler ◽  
Russell J. Foreman
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Relaxation Training ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Significant Drop ◽  
Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale ◽  
Trait And State Anxiety ◽  
Manifest Anxiety ◽  
Temperature Responses

To measure the effects of progressive muscle relaxation training on trait and state anxiety of 27 college students enrolled in a class intended for stress reduction the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale was administered prior to and immediately after training. Pulse rates and peripheral skin temperatures were measured for each student prior to and after training. A significant decrease was evidenced in trait anxiety scores after training. A significant drop was found in pulse rates and a significant increase found in skin temperature responses immediately following training.

scholarly journals Manfaat Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) sebagai intervensi keperawatan dalam meningkatkan Quality of Life (QOL) wanita kanker payudara yang menjalani kemoterapi

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Diah Larasati ◽  
Anggorowati Anggorowati ◽  
Andrew Johan
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Epidemiological Data ◽  
Review Literature ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Patient Will

Based on epidemiological data, the incidence recorded globally by theInternational Agency for Research On Cancer (IARC) in 2012, as many as 43.3women had breast cancer. The patient will undergoing chemotherapy andexperience various disturbing symptoms. Various complaints can affect QOL.One of the therapies recommended by the journal Oncology Nursing is thetherapy of Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR).Objective: To find out the benefits of PMR as one of the nursing interventions indealing with the quality of life for women Ca. Mammae is undergoingchemotherapyThe method used in this paper is a review literature study. Databases used insource search are CINAHL, PubMed, Science Direct, and Medline. The criterionof inclusion in literature search is the year of article publishing starting in 2010until 2018, and the English full article. Search keywords are Progressive MuscleRelaxation, breast cancer, quality of life and chemotherapy. Literature analysisuses PICOT (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome, and Time).Based on the analysis found 5 themes, namely the quality of life characteristicsof patients undergoing chemotherapy, PMR as a relaxation therapy, PMR as apsychological stress reduction intervention, PMR as an intervention to increasemuscle metabolism, and PMR as a pain reduction intervention.Patients who undergoing chemotherapy will experience a decrease in QOL. PMRis a recommended intervention to improve patient QOL.

scholarly journals Behavioral Interventions in Treating Anticipatory Nausea and Vomiting

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Colmar Figueroa-Moseley ◽  
Pascal Jean-Pierre ◽  
Joseph A. Roscoe ◽  
Julie L. Ryan ◽  
Sadhna Kohli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Relaxation Training ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Anticipatory Nausea ◽  
Anticipatory Nausea And Vomiting ◽  
Chemotherapy Patients ◽  
Type 3

Anticipatory nausea and vomiting (ANV) is associated with a significant reduction in the quality of life for many chemotherapy patients. The use of 5-hydroxytryptamine type 3 receptor antagonists provides some relief for chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting, but does not seem to control ANV. Nonpharmacologic approaches, which include behavioral interventions, may provide the greatest promise in relieving symptoms. Little evidence supports the use of complementary and alternative methods, such as acupuncture and acupressure, in relieving ANV. Behavioral interventions, especially progressive muscle relaxation training and systematic desensitization, should be considered important methods for preventing and treating ANV.

Behavioral interventions as a treatment for epilepsy

Neurology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 90 (11) ◽  
pp. e963-e970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheryl R. Haut ◽  
Richard B. Lipton ◽  
Susannah Cornes ◽  
Alok K. Dwivedi ◽  
Rachel Wasson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Seizure Frequency ◽  
Stress Reduction ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Focal Epilepsy ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Baseline Period ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Focused Attention ◽  
Electronic Diary ◽  
Double Blind

ObjectiveTo evaluate the effect of a stress-reduction intervention in participants with medication-resistant epilepsy.MethodsAdults with medication-resistant focal epilepsy (n = 66) were recruited from 3 centers and randomized to 1 of 2 interventions: (1) progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) with diaphragmatic breathing, or (2) control focused-attention activity with extremity movements. Following an 8-week baseline period, participants began 12 weeks of double-blind treatment. Daily self-reported mood and stress ratings plus seizure counts were completed by participants using an electronic diary, and no medication adjustments were permitted. The primary outcome was percent reduction in seizure frequency per 28 days comparing baseline and treatment; secondary outcomes included stress reduction and stress–seizure interaction.ResultsIn the 66 participants in the intention-to-treat analysis, seizure frequency was reduced from baseline in both treatment groups (PMR: 29%, p < 0.05; focused attention: 25%, p < 0.05). PMR and focused attention did not differ in seizure reduction (p = 0.38), although PMR was associated with stress reduction relative to focused attention (p < 0.05). Daily stress was not a predictor of seizures.ConclusionsBoth PMR and the focused-attention groups showed reduced seizure frequency compared to baseline in participants with medication-resistant focal seizures, although the 2 treatments did not differ. PMR was more effective than focused attention in reducing self-reported stress.ClinicalTrials.gov identifierNCT01444183.

Efficacy of Progressive Muscle Relaxation for Reducing State Anxiety among Elderly Adults on Memory Tasks

1993 ◽  
Vol 77 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1395-1402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugene J. Rankin ◽  
Frank H. Gilner ◽  
Jeffrey D. Gfeller ◽  
Barry M. Katz
Keyword(s):  
State Anxiety ◽  
Relaxation Training ◽  
Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Training Condition ◽  
Progressive Muscle Relaxation ◽  
Elderly Subjects ◽  
Elderly Adults ◽  
Wechsler Memory Scale ◽  
Cognitively Intact

Cognitively intact anxious elderly subjects were randomly assigned to either a progressive muscle relaxation-training condition or control condition ( ns = 15) and then completed selected subtests from the Wechsler Memory Scale—Revised. Despite significant reductions in state anxiety in the relaxation group, no significant differences were detected between the two groups on memory measures. These results are discussed within the context of previous research, and suggestions for further research are made.

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