The Effects of Progressive Relaxation Exercise

Inonu University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Effects of Progressive Relaxation Exercise; Relation, Interpersonal; Exercise

Treatments: Behavioral: progressive relaxation exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06522126

2022/3734

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim: This research was conducted to determine the effects of progressive relaxation exercise on life satisfaction, anxiety, and psychological well-being in people experiencing premenstrual syndrome.

Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted with students who were enrolled in a university in the east of Türkiye, studying at the undergraduate levels outside the field of health, and experiencing premenstrual syndrome. The sample of the research consisted of 162 students (Exercise group 81 participants; Control group 81 participants). The Personal Information Form, Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS), Life Satisfaction Scale (LSS), Beck Anxiety Scale (BAS), and Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) were used to collect data. Women in the exercise group underwent eight sessions of relaxation exercises, once a week for 8 weeks. In addition, for eight weeks after the first exercise, the participants exercised at home, at least twice a week, outside of the training. The PMSS, LSS, BAS, and PWBS were applied as post-tests to the participants in both groups, 8 weeks after the pre-tests.

Enrollment: 162 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Those who scored 111 points or more on the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale,
• were married or single at the time of the research,
• did not have children.

Exclusion criteria

• those who were pregnant or postpartum,
• those who were diagnosed with any psychiatric disease according to the records,
• those who did not perform relaxation exercises outside of the training.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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162 participants in 2 patient groups

effects of progressive relaxation exercise

Experimental group

Description:

Progressive relaxation exercises were given to female students who scored 111 and above on the PMS scale and were selected by randomization for the exercise group. The exercises were applied to those who participated in the study, met the inclusion criteria, and were able to participate in the study for 8 weeks. In the study, progressive relaxation exercises were applied by the researcher to the students in the exercise group with PMS complaints in the first three days of their first menstrual cycle.

Treatment:

Behavioral: progressive relaxation exercise

control groups

No Intervention group

Description:

Control group standard care group