A study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy on stress among patients with Coronary Artery Disease in Rahav Hospital, Appakudal, Erode District

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: A study to evaluate the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation therapy on stress among patient with coronary artery disease in Raghav Hospital, Appakudal, Erode District. OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the level of stress among patients with coronary artery disease of experimental and control group in Raghav hospital, Appakudal, erode district. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation therapy on stress among patients with coronary artery disease in experimental group. 3. To compare the posttest level of stress among patients with coronary artery disease of experimental and control group. 4. To find out the association between pretest level of stress among patients with coronary artery disease with their selected demographic variables and clinical variables. METHODS: The research approach used for this study was evaluative approach and the research design was quasi experimental design, 60 patients with coronary artery disease, among that 30 in experimental group 30 in control group were selected for this study by using convenient sampling technique. Descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (chi-square, paired ‘t’ test & unpaired ‘t’ test) were used to analyze the data and to test hypothesis. MAJOR FINDINGS: The result of the study showed that the pretest level of stress. The mean score in experimental group is Mild 2 (7%), Moderate 6 (20%) and Severe 22 (73%) whereas, it was reduced in the post test with means score mild 18 (60%), moderate 10 (33.3%) and severe 2 (6.6%). It states that Progressive muscle relaxation therapy has an impact on stress among CAD patients in experimental group. The computed ‘t’ value 11.353 was higher than the calculated value at 0.05 level of significance. Hence, H1 (there is significant difference between pre test and post test level of stress among CAD patients in experimental group) was accepted. The post test overall stress score in experimental group. The mild 18 (60%), moderate 10 (33.3%) and severe 2 (6.6%) and where as in control group mild 2 (6.6%), moderate 9 (20%) and severe 22 (73.3%). The comparison between post test level of stress score in experimental group and control group. showing the value are significant which was observed from unpaired ‘t’ test value of 9.833 at 0.05 level of significance, which is evident for the effect of Progressive muscle relaxation therapy in reducing stress level among CAD patients. Hence, H2 (There is significant difference in post test level of stress among CAD patients in experimental group and control group) was accepted. The findings of the study showed that there is significant association between pretest level of stress and demographic variables such as living area and clinical variables such as pulse rate, blood pressure in experimental group and control group. CONCLUSION: The study assessed the level of stress among patients with coronary artery disease and found that after progressive muscle relaxation therapy and their level of stress was significantly reduced in experimental group. The study concluded that the progressive muscle relaxation therapy is effective in reducing the level of stress among patient with coronary artery disease