Title: The Effectiveness of Breathing Meditation and Progressive Relaxation Training in Reducing Pain and Stress among Young Nursing Professionals
Authors: M.Nagaraj, B.Balachandar
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v4i12.24
The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life of a group of nursing professionals who suffer from pain and stress and whether any relationship exists between time of evalution and severity of the problem. By simple random sampling method a sample of 30 nursing professionals was selected from a corporate hospital. Stress Level Questionnaire and Visual Analogue Pain Scale were used to measure the pain. Before data collection the purpose and benefits of Breathing exercise and Bernstein & Borkovec’s PRT were explained to the experimental group. After measuring the pre-training scores for pain and stress, the sample was trained to practice Breathing exercise and Bernstein and Borkovec’s relaxation to induce relaxation. This training was done (15-20 minutes) twice daily for 12 days. The results revealed that the breathing exercise and Bernstein and Borkovec’s progressive relaxation training, pain and stress of young nursing professionals are significantly reduced. Keywords: Nursing Professionals, Pain and Stress, Quality of Life, Relaxation training. 1. Arcusa, A. (2007). A randomized trial of the effect of training in relaxation and guided imagery techniques in improving psychological and quality-of-life indices for gynecologic and breast brachytherapy patients. Psycho oncology. (2nd edition). 2. Al-aameri; &Al-fawzan, (1998). Nurses strategies for coping with job stress. Saudi Medical Journal. 3. Anderson, VL; Levinson, EM; Barker, W; & kiewra, KR. (1999). The effects of meditation on teacher perceived occupational stress, state and trait anxiety, and burnout. School Psych Quart. 4. Astin, J.A. (1997). Stress reduction through mindfulness meditation. Psychotherapy (2nd edition) 5. Baron, R.M, (2003). A nursing crisis. Nursing update. 6. Burns, N; & Susan, K.Grove. (2001). The practice of nursing research. (4th edition.).Philadelphia: w.b. Saunders Company. 7. Callaghan, P; Tak-ying, S.A; & Wyatt, P.A. (2000). Factors related to stress and coping among Chinese nurses in hong kong. (2ndedition.). journal for advance nursing. Hong Kong. 8. Cottrell, S.(2001). Occupational stress and job satisfaction in mental health nursing: focused interventions through evidence-based assessment. Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing. Blackwell science ltd: London. 9. Campbell J.N; & Meyer RA. (2006). Mechanisms of neuropathic pain. 10. Carrington, P; Collings, G.H; &.Benson, H et al. (1980). The use of meditation relaxation techniques for the management of stress in a working population. Journal of occupational medicine. 11. Gregory.S.kolt; & Mark.B.anderson. (2004). Psychology in the physical and manual therapies. 1st edition. 12. International association for the study of pain (1986). Subcommittee on taxonomy. Classification of chronic pain syndromes and definitions of pain terms. Pain. 2nd edition. 13. Jacobson, E. (1938). Progressive relaxation. (1st edition) Chicago: university of Chicago press. 14. Jacobs, G.D. (2001). The Physiology of Mind–Body Interactions: The stress response and the relaxation response. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine. 15. Jacobson, P.L; & Mann, J.D.(2004). The valid informed consent-treatment contract in chronic non-cancer pain: its role in reducing barriers to effective pain management. Comprehensive therapy. 16. Kothari, C.R. Research methodology. (2nd edition). 17. Kabat-zinn, J. (1982). An out-patient program in behavioral medicine for chronic pain patients based on the practice of mindfulness meditation: theoretical considerations and preliminary results. gen. hosp. psychiatry. 18. Wang, L; & LI Chen, (2008). Occupational stress among hospital nurses. Journal of advanced nursing (2nd edition). China. 19. Miller, J.J; Fletcher, K; & Kabat-zinn, J. (1995).Three-year follow-up and clinical implications of a mindfulness meditation-based stress reduction intervention in the treatment of anxiety disorders. gen. hosp. psychiatry. 20. Susan B.O’Sullivan; & Schmitz, TJ. Physical Rehabilitation. (5th edition). http : // en.wikipedia. org M.Nagaraj Ph.D.-(F.T.) Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Periyar University, Salem TamilnaduAbstract
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