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The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique on Emotional Status among Cervical Cancer Women undergoing Chemotherapy

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background:  Cervical cancer patients treated by chemotherapy are influenced by several concurrent factors that impact patients' physical and psychological health after treatment such as depression, anxiety, and stress. Therefore, the current study aimed to determine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation techniques on emotional status among cervical cancer women undergoing chemotherapy. Design: A quasi-experimental design was used to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted at the inpatient and outpatient clinics in Sohag Oncology institution. Subject: A purposive sampling technique was used to select a sample of 100 cervical cancer women undergoing chemotherapy who were randomly assigned into two equal groups, with 50 cervical cancer women undergoing chemotherapy in each group (the experimental and control groups). Tools: Two tools were used (I) demographic data of cervical cancer women undergoing chemotherapy sheet, and (II) and Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS). Results: The present study revealed that Cervical cancer women undergoing chemotherapy emotional status (stress, depression, and anxiety levels) in both experimental groups were severe before the implementation of the progressive muscle relaxation technique while these levels became low after implementation. There were highly statistically significant differences and improvements between cervical cancer women undergoing chemotherapy such as depression, anxiety, and stress levels in both experimental and control groups pre and post-implementation progressive muscle relaxation technique at (P= <0.05). Conclusion: The progressive muscle relaxation technique achieved significant improvements in the emotional status of depression, anxiety, and stress among cervical cancer women undergoing chemotherapy. Recommendations: Cervical cancer women undergoing chemotherapy should understand the progressive muscle relaxation approach as a straightforward and practical strategy. to improve their emotional status.

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10.21608/ejhc.2023.316261

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Cervical cancer women undergoing chemotherapy, Emotional status, Progressive muscle relaxation technique

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Shymaa

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Aly Hamed

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Lecturer of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University

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Hemmat

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Moustafa Abdel Mageed

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School of Nursing Badr University in Cairo

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Samah

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Mohamed EL sayed sayed Ahmed

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Lecturer of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing _ Damietta University

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Manal

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Ahmed Mohamed Ismail

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Lecturer at Psychiatric Nursing and Mental Health, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University

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14

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3

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42812

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2023-09-01

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2023-09-06

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2023-09-01

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312

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325

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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https://ejhc.journals.ekb.eg/

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The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique on Emotional Status among Cervical Cancer Women undergoing Chemotherapy

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24 Dec 2024