Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Stress in Nursing Students
25 de agosto de 2026 atualizado 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.
Visão geral do estudo
Status
Concluído
Condições
Intervenção / Tratamento
Descrição detalhada
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 estudo
Intervencional
Inscrição (Real)
60
Estágio
- Não aplicável
Contactos e Locais
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Locais de estudo
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Konya, Turquia (Türkiye), 42020
- KTO Karatay University
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Critérios de participação
Os pesquisadores procuram pessoas que se encaixem em uma determinada descrição, chamada de critérios de elegibilidade. Alguns exemplos desses critérios são a condição geral de saúde de uma pessoa ou tratamentos anteriores.
Critérios de elegibilidade
Idades elegíveis para estudo
- Adulto
- Adulto mais velho
Aceita Voluntários Saudáveis
Sim
Descrição
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
Plano de estudo
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Como o estudo é projetado?
Detalhes do projeto
- Finalidade Principal: Tratamento
- Alocação: Não randomizado
- Modelo Intervencional: Atribuição Paralela
- Mascaramento: Nenhum (rótulo aberto)
Armas e Intervenções
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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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Sem intervenção: 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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O que o estudo está medindo?
Medidas de resultados primários
Medida de resultado |
Descrição da medida |
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Perceived Stress Level
Prazo: 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 resultados secundários
Medida de resultado |
Descrição da medida |
Prazo |
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Stress From Lack of Professional Knowledge and Skills
Prazo: 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
Prazo: 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
Prazo: 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
Prazo: 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
Prazo: 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
Prazo: 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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Patrocinador
Investigadores
- Investigador principal: Özden Gülal, MSc, Selcuk University, Aksehir Faculty of Health Sciences
Datas de registro do estudo
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Datas Principais do Estudo
Início do estudo (Real)
3 de outubro de 2022
Conclusão Primária (Real)
7 de novembro de 2022
Conclusão do estudo (Real)
7 de novembro de 2022
Datas de inscrição no estudo
Enviado pela primeira vez
19 de agosto de 2026
Enviado pela primeira vez que atendeu aos critérios de CQ
19 de agosto de 2026
Primeira postagem (Real)
24 de agosto de 2026
Atualizações de registro de estudo
Última Atualização Postada (Real)
27 de agosto de 2026
Última atualização enviada que atendeu aos critérios de controle de qualidade
25 de agosto de 2026
Última verificação
1 de agosto de 2026
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- KaratayUN
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NÃO
Descrição do plano IPD
Individual participant data are not planned to be shared because no data-sharing plan was established at the time the study was conducted
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