Music Therapy and Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Anxiety
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University
- Enrollment
- 96
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Anxiety
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study was carried out to evaluate the effect of music therapy and progressive muscle relaxation exercise on the state and trait anxiety levels before their first clinical practice in nursing students.
Detailed Description
This randomized controlled experimental study sample consisted of 86 nursing students who will be firstly applied to clinical practice. The students were randomly assigned to music (n=30), exercise (n=28), and control (n=28) groups. The data of the study were collected with Student Information Form and State-Trait Anxiety Scale. The music therapy intervention was applied to the experimental groups three times a week for the first 2 weeks.
Investigators
Demet İnangil, PhD
Asistant Professor
Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •being 18 years or older,
- •being enrolled in the Nursing Fundamentals theoretical course,
- •participating fully in the attempts being applied in the study,
- •volunteering to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
- •be graduating from Health Vocational High School
- •not being in the field of application determined on the first clinical application day.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Anxiety
Time Frame: Change from baseline in 1 week
The level of Anxiety was evaluated with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). STAI consists of 20 items for assessing trait anxiety and 20 for state anxiety. All items are rated on a 4-point scale (None" (1), "A little" (2), "Very" (3), and "Completely" (4). Higher scores indicate greater anxiety.