A Study on the Influence of Muscle Relaxation Therapy in Decreasing Stress on Elderly Individuals Staying at Trivandrum, Kerala

Abstract

The study is going to shed light on the influence of muscle relaxation therapy in decreasing stress on elderly individuals who have been staying at old age homes in the district of Trivandrum, Kerala.The Objectives of the studies were To evaluate the stress among the experimented elders, in comparison to the control group after using the music relaxation therapy,To find out the impact of stress on elderly individuals before utilisation of muscle relaxation therapy on a particular variable or selected groups.,and To measure the influence of administration on two different groups and progression of the therapy can be detected in selected demographic groups. Methodology: The study further includes two different groups such as a pre-test and post-test, to further evaluate the influence of progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy. For this study, a quantitative approach has been chosen.The study further includes two different groups such as a pre-test and post-test, to further evaluate the influence of progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy. A total number of 60 old individuals were randomly selected who have been suffering from a serious stress issues. The selection of samples for the research has been conducted through the convenience sampling method.Elderly men and women were randomly selected for this study.The tool that has been used for this study mainly made up of two parts,Part I - In the case of demographic data collection questionnaire was the appropriate structure. It mainly comprises of marital status, age, sex, occupation, duration, and education.Part-II The actual level of stress can be easily calculated through “the modified psychological stress assessment scale”. An appropriate model or framework was successfully adapted for the study depending on Roy’s adaptation model by the year 1984. The reliability of the tool was assessed by test retest method. The obtained reliability coefficient was ‘r’ =0.988The stress levels of seniors were analysed by frequency and percentage distribution based on the selected demographic variable. The effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation in reducing stress was evaluated using a paired t-test. A Chi-square test was performed to see if there was a connection between their preferred demographic variables and their stress levels.