Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Adaptation to Old Age
- Conditions
- Elderly Women
- Interventions
- Other: Progressive muscle relaxation exercise
- Registration Number
- NCT04338230
- Lead Sponsor
- Aksaray University
- Brief Summary
Changes and limitations in the aging process affect adaptation to old age. It is important for women to adapt to the problems of old age, find a solution and cope. This study was aimed to determine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercises on the level of depression and adaptation to old women.
- Detailed Description
The aging process is considered as a result of the decline observed in basic cognitive functions such as attention, perception, memory, and causes problems in the communication of the elderly with the environment. For these problems, it affects the adaptation of the elderly in his environment and himself.
There are a limited number of studies in the literature to increase the adaptation of older individuals to old age. In the studies in the literature, it was stated that the rate of depression is higher in female individuals, and being male and having a high education level positively affect the adaptation of individuals to old age. In a national study, it was determined that as age increases, adaptation to old age decreases.
Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR), one of the nonpharmacological methods, involves the voluntary stretching and relaxation of large muscle groups (hand-starting, foot-end muscle groups) in the human body. It is known that PMR exercises are frequently used in nursing research because of the effects of reducing anxiety and fatigue and improving sleep quality, and reducing nausea-vomiting. However, no study was found on the effect of depression and adaptation to old age. Due to these positive effects of PMR determined in the literature, it is thought that elderly women can positively affect their levels of depression and adaptation to old age.
Objective: Evaluate the effects of progressive muscle relaxation on the depression and adaptation of elderly women to aging.
Methodology: This is randomized clinical test. The sample was made up of 49 elderly women who applying to the family health center (21 in the experimental group and 28 in control group). The progressive muscle relaxation was employed. In order to collect the data, we adopted the interview with form filling technique, using the introductory information form, Assessment Scale of Adaptation Difficulty for the Elderly (ASADE) and Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form (GDS-S). Progressive muscle relaxation will be performed for a total of 8 weeks, 3 days a week, for 30 minutes.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 60
- 65 years and above,
- Do not have a diagnosis of dementia and psychiatric disease by the doctor and have a mini-mental test score of 23 and above,
- Being independent in practicing daily living activities
- There is no problem with communication
- Under the age of 65
- Being addicted in daily life activities
- Being diagnosed with dementia and psychiatric illness
- Mini-mental test score below 23
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Experimental: Experimental group Progressive muscle relaxation exercise Women aged 65 and over (the standardized Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) test cognitive levels score of 23 and above points). Progressive muscle relaxation exercises are applied to the intervention group as 30-minute sessions three times a week for eight weeks.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Standardized Mini Mental Test (SMMT) Pretest of study SMMT evaluates cognitive status. Women with a SMMT score 23 and above (min.0 - max. 30) were included in the study.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form (GDS-SF) 2 month Evaluation of depressive symptoms of elderly individuals. In the evaluation of the scale, the answers to no, positive questions and yes to negative questions were matched by 1 point. A total score of 6 and above is considered significant for the diagnosis of depression.
Assessment Scale of Adaptation Difficulty for the Elderly 2 month The difficulties in adaptation to old age of elderly individuals were evaluated using the Assessment Scale of Adaptation Difficulty for the Elderly (ASADE). The scores obtained from the items of the scale (24 ıtems) are collected and divided by the number of questions to obtain the total score of the scale. The level of adaptation to old age decreases as the score obtained from the scale by an individual increases. ASADE total score min. 0- max. 3.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Aksaray University
🇹🇷Aksaray, Turkey