ABSTRACT:
A study to determine the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation technique among clients with anxiety undergoing alcohol de-addiction at selected rehabilitation centers in Madurai, the term anxiety has become part of our everyday life. Alcoholism has been called as a medical disease by both. The American Medical association and hospital association. Chronic alcoholic persons often experience numerous hospitalization and major illness. Although almost every organ of the body is finally affected by alcoholism, generally speaking an alcohol is considered to always end-up with severe psychiatric condition. The research approach used for the study is quasi-experimental approach. The participants practiced regularly for 30 minutes every day for a week. On the eight day post test was conducted by using semi-structured questionnaire. Anxiety level was measured after post test.
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Gomathy G., G. Stella Gracy. Effectiveness of Progressive muscle relaxation technique among clients with anxiety undergoing alcohol de-addiction in selected rehabilitation centers-Madurai, Tamilnadu. Int. J. Nur. Edu. and Research. 2021; 9(2):207-212. doi: 10.5958/2454-2660.2021.00050.8
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Gomathy G., G. Stella Gracy. Effectiveness of Progressive muscle relaxation technique among clients with anxiety undergoing alcohol de-addiction in selected rehabilitation centers-Madurai, Tamilnadu. Int. J. Nur. Edu. and Research. 2021; 9(2):207-212. doi: 10.5958/2454-2660.2021.00050.8 Available on: https://ijneronline.com/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2021-9-2-18
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