¶ … relaxation techniques for use with patients suffering from schizophrenia. It consisted of the use of progressive muscle relaxation techniques in conjunction with measurements of state anxiety, psychological stress, and of subjective measures of fatigue and well being in schizophrenic patients. The study differentiated state anxiety from trait anxiety and concluded that progressive muscle relaxation therapy is a useful approach to managing anxiety and stress in schizophrenic patients because there was a demonstrable reduction in the anxiety, stress, and fatigue that corresponded to the use of the progressive muscle relaxation technique and that it also corresponded to self-reported positive changes in the well being of the patients after treatment.
Primary Study Objective
The primary study objective was to determine whether a modified use of progressive muscle relaxation...
More specifically, the patients received weekly 25-minute sessions of progressive muscle relaxation that was incorporated into their existing clinical physiotherapy program of aquatic activities, walking, yoga, physical fitness training, active-lifestyle psycho-education, and cognition-oriented group-related movement sessions. The hypothesis was that providing progressive muscle relaxation therapy to patients would result in measurable benefits in terms of state anxiety, stress levels, and perceptions of well being. The independent variable was the application of progressive muscle relaxation techniques; and the dependent variables were state anxiety, stress levels, fatigue, and subjective perceptions of well being. The hypothesis was supported by the results.
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