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Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Adaptation to Old Age

NCT04338230 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2021-02-17

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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.

Conditions

  • Elderly Women

Interventions

OTHER

Progressive muscle relaxation exercise

"Relaxation Exercises CD Audio Records" prepared by Turkish Psychological Association is used. Before starting the PMR exercises, the woman in the intervention group is provided to lie on a comfortable seat or bed, stretching the muscles of the face and all body for about 10 seconds starting from the hands to the foot in line with the sound recordings of the PKG exercises and then holding the deep breath while each muscle group is stretching, It is applied as a slow release of this breath during relaxation. In this way, the muscle groups in the hands, arms, neck, shoulders, chest, abdomen, hips, feet and fingers, the face and the whole body are tensioned and relaxed, and the woman is relaxed. During the eight-week period, the women are called by the researcher once a week and the exercises are reminded. Home visit There are 2 home visits at week 1 and at week 8. In case of need, repeated home visits are provided to ensure the continuity of the application.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Aksaray University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-12-30
Primary Completion
2020-06-30
Completion
2020-06-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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