Browsing by Subject "Relajación muscular progresiva"

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    Effectiveness of music therapy and progressive muscle relaxation in reducing stress before exams and improving academic performance in Nursing students: a randomized trial
    (Elsevier, 2020-01) Gallego-Gómez, Juana Inés; Balanza Galindo, Serafín; Leal-Llopis, Jesús; García-Méndez, Juan Antonio; Oliva-Pérez, José; Doménech-Tortosa, Javier; Gómez Gallego, María; Simonelli-Muñoz, Agustín Javier; Rivera-Caravaca, José Miguel; Enfermería
    Background: Nursing students experiencing high stress levels before exams could suffer worse academic performance. Objective: We evaluated an intervention combining Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) and music therapy on the decrease of before exams stress and the improvement of academic results. Design and methods: Randomized controlled trial including students from the Nursing Degree during the first semester of the 2017–2018 academic year. All participants were randomized to the control (CG) or the experimental group (EG). The CG took the exam as usual whereas in the EG, PMR and music therapy were performed before exams. Blood samples were drawn to investigate variations in biochemical parameters. The academic performance was assessed by the score obtained in the “Clinical Nursing” exam. Results: We included 112 students (75% females, mean age 24.3 ± 6.2 years, 56 students in every group). There were no differences in any parameter during the first measurement. Regarding the second measurement, we observed a reduction in heart rate for the EG and an increase in blood pressure, heart rate, and cortisol for the CG. Indeed, these parameters were significantly higher compared to the EG. The EG had a mean score of 5.07 ± 1.59 in the Clinical Nursing exam, which was significantly higher compared to the CG (4.42 ± 1.58, p=0.033). The proportion of fails in the CG was also higher (62.5% vs. 42.9%, p=0.037). Conclusion: In this study including students from the Nursing degree, the combination of PMR and music therapy was effective for the control and decrease of stress before exams, and also demonstrated improvements in academic results.
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    El uso de las técnicas de relajación en la práctica de una clínica de psicología
    (Murcia: Universidad de Murcia, Editum, 2014-05) Blanco, Carmen; Estupiñá, Francisco J.; Labrador, Francisco J.; Fernández-Arias, Ignacio; Bernaldo-de-Quirós, Mónica; Gómez, Laura
    El objetivo del artículo es identificar el uso de las técnicas de relajación (TR) en la práctica de la Psicología Clínica asistencial. Se analiza el tipo de técnicas de relajación, su frecuencia de uso, tanto en general como en función del diagnóstico, y su relación con los resultados del tratamiento. De los 880 pacientes en una clínica universitaria asistencial, con todo tipo de diagnóstico, el 67.2% son mujeres y su edad media es de 32.79 años. Los resultados señalan que el 70.5% de los casos ha utilizado alguna TR, siendo el Control de la Respiración la más frecuente (72.3%). Predomina su uso en trastornos de ansiedad (87.8%), somatomorfos (84.2%) y control de impulsos (77.8%). Hay un incremento importante en el uso de TR en los casos con comorbilidad (82.4% frente a 68%). Y el uso de técnicas de control de respiración o relajación progresiva entre los pacientes que obtienen el alta es de alrededor del 69%. Se discuten los resultados destacando el valor de usar TR, incluso con independencia del diagnóstico.