Article Review

EFFECT OF PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION AND AEROBIC EXERCISE ON ANXIETY, SLEEP QUALITY, AND
FATIGUE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE UNDERGOING HEMODIALYSIS

References Objective Methodology Results Discussion Comment

Eslami AA, Investigate the Instrument  One hundred  The findings of this study The article
Rabiei L, effect of hemodialysis indicated that aerobic shows that
Khayri F, aerobic The inclusion criteria patients (64 exercise caused significant the PMR
Nooshabadi exercise on were signing the women and 36 relief of Beck anxiety and program
MRR, relief of informed consent men) hospitalized improvement of sleep caused
Masoudi R. anxiety, form to participate in in the quality in the hemodialysis significant
(2014) fatigue, and the study : Hemodialysis patients but had no relief of
Sleep quality sleep Ward of Hajar significant effect on these general
and spiritual disorders in  Lack of suffering Hospital. patients' fatigue anxiety, trait
well-being in comparison from severe  They were  Reported that the PMR anxiety, Beck
hemodialysis with a PMR neuromuscular classified into exercise program could anxiety, and
patients. (Progressive diseases, three groups: improve physical function Rhoten fatigue
Iranian Red Muscle depression, aerobic exercise and reduce fatigue levels and
Crescent Relaxation) severe and (n: 32), PMR (n: in cancer patients improvement
Medical program. unmanaged 33), and control undergoing surgery. of sleep
Journal.;16(7). underlying (n: 35)  Demonstrated the positive quality in the
diseases  The patients’ effects of PMR in reducing hemodialysis
 Lack of taking Mean ages in fatigue among patients patients. The
 antidepressants PMR group was with breast cancers aerobic
and anti-anxiety 56.12 year and in undergoing chemotherapy. exercise
and hypnotic aerobic exercise caused
medicines was 54.31 years significant
 Lack of and in control relief of Beck
participating in group was 55.22 anxiety and
exercise or non- years. improvement
pharmacological of sleep
programs within quality in the
the past 6 patients.
months Taken
together, the
PMR program
Subject
was more
 100 patients
efficient than
with chronic
the aerobic
renal failure
exercise to
(CRF)
reduce anxiety
referred to
level, fatigue,
the
and sleep
Hemodialysis
disorders in
Ward of
the
Hajar
hemodialysis
Hospital,
patients.
Shahrekord.
  They are Aerobic
randomly exercise just
assigned to can Improves
three groups: cardiovascular
aerobic health. But,
exercise, the PMR
PMR, and program can
control lowered the
Analysis blood
 To investigate pressure of
sleep quality, the patience.
validity and One study out
reliability were of Taiwan on
used. men with
 To investigate hypertension
anxiety, validity (high blood
and reliability pressure)
were used too. showed that
PMR had an
immediate
effect on both
systolic and
diastolic blood
pressure,
 lowering them
by an average
of 5.44 and
3.48 mm,
respectively.
And four
weeks later,
the
participants
had any
additonal
decreases in
blood
pressure of 
5.1 and 3.1
mm,
respectively.

Article Review
IMPROVING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AND WORKING MEMORY IN HEALTH SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENTS USING
PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION TRAINING

References Objective Methodology Results Discussion Comment

Hubbard, K. Determine Instrument  The working  Working memory The PMR

K., & Blyler, whether using  Before random memory processing was affected training was
D. (2016). Progressive assignment into capacity of more significantly when found to be
Improving Muscle groups, the students the participant significant in
academic Relaxation participants could not experienced a high state improving
performance (PMR) could participated in a account for of anxiety. academic
and working result in a measure of the  Therefore, the significant performance of
memory in measurable academic association factor affecting the the participants
health decrease in an performance between PMR connection between when
science inherently pretest (practical training and anxiety and working intervention
graduate stressful examination). academic memory appeared to be was set as a
students environment  Data were performance the reaction to attention fixed variable,
using relating to their collected on all of students or preoccupation with and
progressive practical measures of  An analysis of intrusive thoughts and postacademic
muscle examinations. interest (PSS, covariance worry. performance
relaxation STAI, and suggested  The PMR training was was the
training. TMTB) on the that working found to be significant in dependent
American day of the memory improving academic variable. To
Journal of academic capacity of performance of the further clarify
Occupational performance the students participants when the role that
Therapy, 70, pretest. as a covariate intervention was set as a working
7006230010.  Participants were had no fixed variable, and memory had in
randomly significant postacademic academic
assigned to effect, F(1, performance was the performance,
either a training 127) 5 3.16, p dependent variable. we used
group (PMR) or a 5 .78. Thus, working
control group. the working memory as a
 Four sessions memory covariate. In
were identified to capacity of addition,
be the minimal the students program
time period for a could not directors
person to gain account for should
mastery of PMR. the consider how
association the
Subject between PMR implementation
 128 health training and of PMR during
science academic graduate
graduate performance school
students at of students. orientation
the University could facilitate
of St. on-time
Augustine. graduation,

 Participants information
 were retention, and
randomly reduced
assigned to dropout rates.
the training
group (PMR)
or the control
group.

Analysis
 The pretest–
posttest
control group
design has
been
considered
the scientific
standard in
clinical
research for
establishing a
cause-and-
effect
relationship
 Data were
analyzed with
a Pearson
product–
moment
correlation
coefficient to
assess the
relationship
among the
study
variables
(PSS, STAI,
TMTB, and
practical
examination
scores).
 Using
working
memory
posttest
score as a
covariate, we
tested the
 interaction
among the
effects of
PMR
intervention,
working
memory
capacity, and
academic
performance
between the
two groups
with an
analysis of
covariance.

Article Review
EFFECTIVENESS OF JACOBSON PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION TECHNIQUE ON DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND
QUALITY OF LIFE ENJOYMENT AND SATISFACTION IN COMMUNITY DWELLING OLDER ADULTS

References Objective Methodology Results Discussion Comment

Liza To study the Instrument  This study  It was found that The study
Varvogli. effectiveness  All the subjects demonstrated significant effect of shows that
(2011). of Jacobson were trained to very JPMR technique on Jacobson’s
Stress Progressive perform statistically GDS scores in Progressive
Management muscle Jacobson’s significant depressive older Muscle
Techniques: relaxation Progressive difference adults. Relaxation
evidence- technique on Muscle between pre  The beneficial effect of technique
based depressive Relaxation and 12 weeks Jacobson appears to
procedures symptoms and technique post GDS progressive muscle reduce
that reduce quality of life under the scores relaxation depressive
stress and enjoyment guidance of (p=0.005, technique on physical symptoms
promote and physiotherapist t=2.9709, health, psychological and improve
health, satisfaction in for one week df=29) which health, social the Quality of
Christina community and were indicates that relationships and Life
Darviri1 dwelling older encouraged to there is environment domains Enjoyment
HEALTH adults. practice it once reduction of of QOLES- and
SCIENCE a day for 5-6 depressive Q- SF in older adults Satisfaction
JOURNAL ® days a week symptoms in living in old age home. in
2011 without older adults.  This study shows older adults.
VOLUME 5, supervision.  There is significant Further
ISSUE 2 :74-  Subjects statistically improvement in studies are
84 were significant QOLES- needed to
monitored by difference in Q SF scale in most of overcome the
weekly chart of pre and post the domain of quality limitation of
performance of Q-OLES-Q SF of life. this study
the technique scores  However, considering design to
until 12 weeks. (p=0.01, the limitations in the confirm the
Subject t=2.5292, design of this study, benefits of
 30 older adults df=29) which the findings of the JPMR
(20 men & 10 indicates that study needs to technique.
women) living in there is be considered as
old age home. improvement in preliminary and there
 The mean age quality of life is a need for
of sample enjoyment and future studies with
population satisfaction in randomized control
was 72 years. older adults. trials to
further establish the
efficacy of Jacobson’s
Progressive Muscle
Analysis Relaxation technique
The subjects were in community dwelling
evaluated for geriatric older adults.
depression by using
Geriatric Depression
Scale (GDS) and
Quality of life
enjoyment and
satisfaction
questionnaire (Q-
OLES-QSF)
at baseline and after
twelve weeks.