The effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercise on anxiety of nursing students during their initial clinical experience.
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- Original research
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The study is to examine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercise on anxiety of nursing students during their initial clinical experience. A quasi-experimental, pre-post study was carried out in the Arab American University. A convenience sample consists of 90 first-year nursing students were chosen. A progressive muscle relaxation exercise for five days per week was conducted on one group of nursing students. Students’ anxiety was measured by S-anxiety scale (STAI Form Y-1) at pre and post the intervention. The severity of anxiety reduction was greater post the exercise (t (89) = 30.783, P = .001).
Journal
- Title
- https://journals.sagepub.com/home/inq
- Publisher
- https://journals.sagepub.com/home/inq
- Publisher Country
- United Kingdom
- Indexing
- Thomson Reuters
- Impact Factor
- 1.7
- Publication Type
- Both (Printed and Online)
- Volume
- 59
- Year
- 2022
- Pages
- 1-7