Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Stress in Nursing Students
25 de agosto de 2026 actualizado por: KTO Karatay University
Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Perceived Stress Among Nursing Students During Psychiatric Nursing Clinical Practice: A Quasi-Experimental Study
This study evaluated the effect of progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) exercises on perceived stress among nursing students during psychiatric and mental health nursing clinical practice.
A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design was used.
Sixty fourth-year nursing students were allocated to an intervention group (n=30) or a control group (n=30).
The intervention group participated in PMR sessions once a week for five weeks, with each session lasting approximately 30-40 minutes, while the control group received no additional intervention.
Perceived stress was assessed before and after the intervention using the Perceived Stress Scale for Nursing Students.
Descripción general del estudio
Estado
Terminado
Condiciones
Intervención / Tratamiento
Descripción detallada
This quasi-experimental study was conducted with fourth-year nursing students enrolled in the Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing course at KTO Karatay University. The study used a pretest-posttest control group design. Students were allocated to intervention and control groups according to their positions on the official class attendance list; students with odd-numbered positions formed one group and those with even-numbered positions formed the other group. The intervention group was determined by a random selection from sealed envelopes labeled "odd numbers" and "even numbers." A total of 60 students participated in the study, with 30 students in each group.
Baseline data were collected using a Student Information Form and the Perceived Stress Scale for Nursing Students. Following the pretest assessment, students in the intervention group participated in progressive muscle relaxation sessions once a week for five weeks. Each session lasted approximately 30-40 minutes and included diaphragmatic breathing and systematic tensing and relaxing of major muscle groups under the verbal guidance of the researcher. Students in the control group continued their usual routines and received no relaxation training or additional intervention during the study period.
At the end of the five-week intervention period, the Perceived Stress Scale for Nursing Students was readministered to both groups. Pretest and posttest perceived stress scores were compared within and between groups to evaluate the effect of the progressive muscle relaxation intervention.
Tipo de estudio
Intervencionista
Inscripción (Actual)
60
Fase
- No aplica
Contactos y Ubicaciones
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Ubicaciones de estudio
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Konya, Turquía (Türkiye), 42020
- KTO Karatay University
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Criterios de participación
Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.
Criterio de elegibilidad
Edades elegibles para estudiar
- Adulto
- Adulto Mayor
Acepta Voluntarios Saludables
Sí
Descripción
Inclusion Criteria:
- Aged 18 years or older
- Enrolled in the Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing course
- Regular attendance in the course
- Willing to participate regularly in progressive muscle relaxation exercises if allocated to the intervention group
Exclusion Criteria:
- Repeating the Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing course
- Receiving treatment for a mental health disorder
- Having a physical condition or disability that could prevent participation in progressive muscle relaxation exercises
Plan de estudios
Esta sección proporciona detalles del plan de estudio, incluido cómo está diseñado el estudio y qué mide el estudio.
¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?
Detalles de diseño
- Propósito principal: Tratamiento
- Asignación: No aleatorizado
- Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
- Enmascaramiento: Ninguno (etiqueta abierta)
Armas e Intervenciones
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Experimental: Progressive Muscle Relaxation Group
Participants in this group received progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) sessions administered by the researcher once a week for five weeks.
Each session lasted approximately 30-40 minutes.
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Participants in the intervention group received progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) once a week for five weeks.
Each session lasted approximately 30-40 minutes.
During the first session, participants received brief instruction on PMR and diaphragmatic breathing.
Under the researcher's verbal guidance, participants systematically tensed each major muscle group for approximately 5-7 seconds and then relaxed it.
The same protocol was repeated weekly for five weeks under similar conditions.
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Sin intervención: Control Group
Participants in the control group continued their usual routines and received no relaxation training or additional intervention during the study period.
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¿Qué mide el estudio?
Medidas de resultado primarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
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Perceived Stress Level
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline and immediately after the 5-week intervention
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Perceived stress was assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale for Nursing Students (PSSNS).
The scale consists of 29 items across six subscales.
Each item is rated from 0 (not stressful for me) to 4 (extremely stressful for me), yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 116.
Higher scores indicate higher levels of perceived stress.
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Baseline and immediately after the 5-week intervention
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Medidas de resultado secundarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
Periodo de tiempo |
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Stress From Lack of Professional Knowledge and Skills
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline and immediately after the 5-week intervention
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This subscale of the Perceived Stress Scale for Nursing Students (PSSNS) consists of 3 items (items 2, 7, and 11).
Each item is rated from 0 to 4, yielding a subscale score ranging from 0 to 12. Higher scores indicate higher perceived stress related to lack of professional knowledge and skills.
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Baseline and immediately after the 5-week intervention
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Stress From Taking Care of Patients
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline and immediately after the 5-week intervention
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This subscale of the Perceived Stress Scale for Nursing Students (PSSNS) consists of 8 items (items 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 19).
Each item is rated from 0 to 4, yielding a subscale score ranging from 0 to 32.
Higher scores indicate higher perceived stress related to patient care.
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Baseline and immediately after the 5-week intervention
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Stress From Assignments and Workload
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline and immediately after the 5-week intervention
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This subscale of the Perceived Stress Scale for Nursing Students (PSSNS) consists of 5 items (items 3, 9, 13, 17, and 21).
Each item is rated from 0 to 4, yielding a subscale score ranging from 0 to 20.
Higher scores indicate higher perceived stress related to assignments and workload.
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Baseline and immediately after the 5-week intervention
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Stress From Teachers and Nursing Staff
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline and immediately after the 5-week intervention
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This subscale of the Perceived Stress Scale for Nursing Students (PSSNS) consists of 6 items (items 15, 16, 18, 20, 25, and 27).
Each item is rated from 0 to 4, yielding a subscale score ranging from 0 to 24.
Higher scores indicate higher perceived stress related to teachers and nursing staff.
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Baseline and immediately after the 5-week intervention
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Stress From the Environment
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline and immediately after the 5-week intervention
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This subscale of the Perceived Stress Scale for Nursing Students (PSSNS) consists of 3 items (items 5, 23, and 26).
Each item is rated from 0 to 4, yielding a subscale score ranging from 0 to 12. Higher scores indicate higher perceived stress related to the clinical environment.
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Baseline and immediately after the 5-week intervention
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Stress From Peers and Daily Life
Periodo de tiempo: Baseline and immediately after the 5-week intervention
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This subscale of the Perceived Stress Scale for Nursing Students (PSSNS) consists of 4 items (items 22, 24, 28, and 29).
Each item is rated from 0 to 4, yielding a subscale score ranging from 0 to 16.
Higher scores indicate higher perceived stress related to peers and daily life.
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Baseline and immediately after the 5-week intervention
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Colaboradores e Investigadores
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Patrocinador
Investigadores
- Investigador principal: Özden Gülal, MSc, Selcuk University, Aksehir Faculty of Health Sciences
Fechas de registro del estudio
Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.
Fechas importantes del estudio
Inicio del estudio (Actual)
3 de octubre de 2022
Finalización primaria (Actual)
7 de noviembre de 2022
Finalización del estudio (Actual)
7 de noviembre de 2022
Fechas de registro del estudio
Enviado por primera vez
19 de agosto de 2026
Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
19 de agosto de 2026
Publicado por primera vez (Actual)
24 de agosto de 2026
Actualizaciones de registros de estudio
Última actualización publicada (Actual)
27 de agosto de 2026
Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
25 de agosto de 2026
Última verificación
1 de agosto de 2026
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Otros números de identificación del estudio
- KaratayUN
Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)
¿Planea compartir datos de participantes individuales (IPD)?
NO
Descripción del plan IPD
Individual participant data are not planned to be shared because no data-sharing plan was established at the time the study was conducted
Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio
Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.
No
Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.
No
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