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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2024

Progressive muscle relaxation alleviates anxiety and improves sleep quality among healthcare practitioners in a mobile cabin hospital: a pre-post comparative study in China.

Yuding Luo, Juan Du, Junqiu Wang, Pingchuan Liu, Zhongli Shi, Yu He, Guangyao Che, Ke Huang, Jian Wang

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07628387 (Comparative Effects of Aerobic and Muscle Relaxation Exercises to Improve Sleep Quality, Fatigue Level, Pain Intensity and Quality of Life in Pregnant Women With Restless Leg Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Comparative Effects of Aerobic and Muscle Relaxation Exercises to Improve Sleep Quality, Fatigue Level, Pain Intensity and Quality of Life in Pregnant Women With Restless Leg Syndrome

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled40ConditionsRestless Leg Syndrome in PregnancyArmsaerobic exercises, progressive muscle relaxation
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9 authors.

Yuding Luo *Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Juan Du *Nursing Department, Ya'an People's Hospital, Ya'an, China.
Junqiu WangDepartment of Orthopedics, The Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Pingchuan LiuDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Zhongli ShiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Ya'an People's Hospital, Ya'an, China.
Yu HeDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Ya'an People's Hospital, Ya'an, China.
Guangyao CheMedical Department, Ya'an People's Hospital, Ya'an, China.
Ke HuangDepartment of Neurology, Ya'an People's Hospital, Ya'an, China.
Jian WangDepartment of Neurology, The Affiliated Hospital, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the anxiety levels, sleep quality and potential risk factors of healthcare practitioners involved in the management of COVID-19 patients in a mobile cabin hospital, and further to assess the impact of progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) on their anxiety levels and sleep quality. Methods: We conducted a pre-post self-controlled trial. Healthcare practitioners meeting the inclusion criteria underwent daily 30-min PMR sessions for seven consecutive days. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) were used to assess the anxiety and sleep quality of subjects pre- and post-intervention. Statistical analysis was performed using the Wilcoxon test, Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test, and Spearman rank correlation. Results: A total of 94 participants completed the study. No statistically significant differences in HAMA or PSQI total scores were observed between groups categorized based on demographic variables such as age, sex, and years of education ( Conclusion: Healthcare practitioners experience prominent anxiety and sleep issues in the mobile cabin hospital. PMR can be an effective intervention for improving the anxiety and sleep quality of healthcare professionals during support periods in the mobile cabin hospital. However, trials with larger samples are necessitated to further affirm these preliminary findings.

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anxietyCOVID-19healthcare practitionersmobile cabin hospitalprogressive muscle relaxationsleep quality

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PMID38746917
PMCPMC11091277

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