Orsal Ozlem, Alparslan Güler Balc, Ozkaraman Ayşe, Sönmez Neşe
Eskişehir Osmangazi University School of Health, Eskisehir, Turkey.
Holist Nurs Pract. 2014 Jul-Aug;28(4):265-74. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000032.
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of relaxation exercises on quality of sleep of the elderly people staying in a nursing home. Control group had 44 elderly persons and the intervention group had 20 elderly persons in a nursing home. Quality of sleep in the intervention group increased statistically (P = .000). The elderly people should be encouraged to perform relaxation exercises.