Abstract
Introduction: Student in a maternity nursing program must be engaged in practical training and they must be well prepared
and directed along the way to becoming qualified professionals.
Objective: The study aimed to investigate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation exercise on anxiety among male nursing
students undergoing maternity clinical training.
Methods: A quasi-experimental, pre-post study was conducted on nursing at Arab American University Palestine. The sample
of the study consisted of 48 male nursing students enrolled in the maternity nursing course. They were selected through
convenience sampling. This study was conducted on one group of male nursing students that received Jacobson’s progressive
muscle relaxation exercise for five consecutive days per week. The S-anxiety scale (STAI Form Y-1) was applied to collect data
before and after the intervention.
Results: The magnitude of anxiety reduction after the progressive muscle relaxation exercise was greater than before (t (47)
=21.2, p < .05).
Conclusion: The current study’s findings indicated the influence of progressive muscle relaxation on maternity clinical setting
anxiety reduction among male nursing students.

Title

Sage Open Nursing

Publisher

Springer

Publisher Country

United States of America

Publication Type

Both (Printed and Online)

Volume

8

Year

1

Pages

6