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Effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation theraphy on reduction of pain among patients with abdominal surgery at Shri Vinoba Bhave Civil Hospital, Silvassa
Authors
Nijin Thomas Marottumootil, Sriram Nagarajan
Abstract
Surgical interventions occurs in every setting from the most resource rich to the most resource limited, and the need has increased greatly with the shifting patterns of disease. It is estimated that 234 million operations performed yearly. Pain is the most common problem after surgery in all clients. It has been postulated that relaxation training can be used to decrease muscle tension, a source of postoperative pain. The aim of the study was evaluate the effectiveness of Progressive muscle relaxation technique on level of pain among patients with abdominal surgery. A Quasi experimental repeated measures design (Nonrandomized control group pre-test post-test design) was adopted and 60 subjects were selected by using a non-probability convenient sampling technique. Overall result of the present study proved that the mean pain score on second post-operative day was less compared to mean pain score on the first post-operative day, which is interpreted as pain was reduced as day passes and during comparison of Post-test level of Pain, of control and experimental group the post-test mean difference of 1st day Pain is 0.633, 2nd day pain is 1.033, at 0.05 level of significance. Hence the study concluded PMR is an effective method to decrease the pain level among patients with abdominal surgery.
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Pages:19-22
How to cite this article:
Nijin Thomas Marottumootil, Sriram Nagarajan "Effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation theraphy on reduction of pain among patients with abdominal surgery at Shri Vinoba Bhave Civil Hospital, Silvassa ". International Journal of Nursing and Health Research, Vol 3, Issue 1, 2021, Pages 19-22
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