Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Pain Perception in Abdominal Surgery Patients

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine if use of progressive muscle relaxation could decrease pain perception, analgesic use, and anxiety in post- operative abdominal surgery patients. Review of demographic data showed the experimental and control group to be essentially equal in the demographic variables recorded. Analysis of covariance was done on mean pain and anxiety measures between groups. No statistical differences were found. Keywords: Post-operative abdominal surgery patients; Progressive muscle relaxation; Analgesic use; Anxiety; Pain perception.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA218267

Entities

People

  • Bonnie A. Mertely

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Brain
  • Data Analysis
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Pain
  • Peripheral Nervous System

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

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  • Medical or Health Care Field.