Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Physiological and Psychological Stress Control in Diabetes Mellitus Clients

Abstract

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a degenerative disease that is a world problem. DM clients experience various stress both physiologically (hyperglycemia and fatigue) and psychologically (anxiety). The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation on physiological and psychological stress control in clients with diabetes mellitus. Method: This research was conducted in the city of Padangsidimpuan. The research time was started from April to July 2020. The research design was a quasi-experimental one group pretest-posttest only design. The sampling technique used was consecutive sampling. The number of samples in this study were 20 people. The instrument used is a visual analog scale for fatigue (VASF) to measure fatigue, glucotes to measure blood glucose levels, the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS) to measure stress levels. Results: The results showed that progressive muscle relaxation can be used as a complementary therapy in managing physiological stress and psychological stress in clients with diabetes mellitus. Blood glucose levels before 293 mg / dl and after 267.65 mg / dl. Fatigue score obtained before 4.45 and after 2.60. Anxiety score from 36.05 to 32.60. Conclusion: Progressive muscle relaxation is effective in reducing physiological stress and psychological stress in people with diabetes mellitus.