Effects of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Intervention in Extremity Fracture Surgery Patients.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Tang, Ying; Zhou, Jun; Xie, Li-Qin; Deng, Yun-Long; Zhang, Jing-Ping; Richmond, Christopher J.
- Source
- Western Journal of Nursing Research. Feb2016, Vol. 38 Issue 2, p155-168. 14p.
- Subject
- *INJURIES of the anatomical extremities
*CHI-squared test
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*STATISTICAL correlation
*BONE fractures
*LENGTH of stay in hospitals
*MUSCLE contraction
*ORTHOPEDIC nursing
*PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
*RESEARCH funding
*SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*SELF-efficacy
*STATISTICAL hypothesis testing
*T-test (Statistics)
*JUDGMENT sampling
*EFFECT sizes (Statistics)
*RANDOMIZED controlled trials
*TREATMENT effectiveness
*PRE-tests & post-tests
*STATE-Trait Anxiety Inventory
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*EVALUATION
- Language
- ISSN
- 0193-9459
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of progressive muscle relaxation on state anxiety and self-efficacy in hospitalized patients admitted for an extremity fracture receiving elective surgery. Eighty four patients met the inclusion criteria and all were randomly assigned to either the progressive muscle relaxation group or the control group. The control group received standard orthopedic nursing care, and the experimental group received standard care along with daily progressive muscle relaxation throughout their hospitalization. The State Anxiety Inventory and Self-Efficacy Scales were administered before and after the intervention. Both paired-sample t tests and independent t tests showed that progressive muscle relaxation is effective in reducing state anxiety and enhancing the self-efficacy of patients with extremity fracture undergoing an elective surgery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]