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Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences
The Official Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
e-ISSN 2345-5764
p-ISSN 2345-5756
The effect of progressive muscle relaxation on depressive symptoms in elderly people
Authors
Ahmad Hayati1, Laleh Fani Saberi1, Tahereh Yaghoubi
1, Mehdi Pourasghar2, Nouroeddin Mousavinasab3, Zohreh Taraghi1,*
1, Mehdi Pourasghar2, Nouroeddin Mousavinasab3, Zohreh Taraghi1,*1Health Sciences Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
2Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
3Department of Biostatistics, Health Sciences Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Corresponding author: Health Sciences Research Center, Addiction Institute, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Email:ztarair@yahoo.com
Published online:Oct 15, 2020
Article type:Research Article
Received:Mar 28, 2020
Accepted:Jul 07, 2020
How to Cite:Hayati A, Fani Saberi L, Yaghoubi T, Pourasghar M, Mousavinasab N, et al. The effect of progressive muscle relaxation on depressive symptoms in elderly people. J Nurs Midwifery Sci. 2020;7(4):e140778. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/jnms.jnms_35_20
Abstract
Context: Depression is one of the most common old‑age psychiatric disorders.
Aims: The present study was conducted to determine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation on depressive symptoms in elders.
Setting and Design: This quasi‑experimental study was conducted in two seniors daycare centers of Mazandaran in 2019.
Materials and Methods: A total of 76 elderly people divided into intervention and control groups (38 each). The intervention group performed relaxation exercises twice a day for 30 days, and the control group received only the routine cares. The two groups’ depression was assessed before and a month after relaxation using the Geriatric Depression Scale.
Statistical Analysis Used: Data were analyzed in SPSS‑22 using Mann–Whitney and Wilcoxon tests.
Results: After a month, depression score in the intervention group reduced from 7.13 ± 1.14 to 5.55 ± 0.98 (P < 0.001), but the score change in the control group was not significant (from 7.13 ± 0.96 to 7.18 ± 0.83) (P = 0.655). The intervention significantly changed depression score in elders (P < 0.001).
Conclusion: A month of progressive muscle relaxation appears to improve depressive symptoms in elderly people. Implementing of such measures is recommended in the day care centers.
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