Student Research Committee, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
Department of Nursing, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran.
BMC Geriatr. 2023 Oct 24;23(1):692. doi: 10.1186/s12877-023-04378-z.
There is slight evidence on the effectiveness of relaxation techniques to improve quality of life of the old people, and no comparative studies have particularly investigated this population. Hence, the present study was conducted to examine the effect of Mitchell relaxation versus Benson relaxation technique to improve quality of life of the old people.
In the present quasi-experimental study, 96 eligible old people in a nursing home were selected by available sampling method. Afterwards, they were assigned to three groups: Mitchell's Relaxation Technique, Benson Relaxation Technique, and control (each of 32 participants) using the random block sampling method. The intervention groups received relaxation for 8 weeks and 3 sessions of 20 min each week. However, the control group did not receive any relaxation. Data was gathered by questionnaires (SF-36) and (CASP-19) before (week 0) and after the intervention (week 8) and were analyzed using the SPSS software version 26.
The results indicated that both Benson and Mitchell relaxation had improved the quality of life (SF-36) and (CASP-19) and their sub-scales in the participants compare to the control group (P < 0.001). Accordingly, the median (quartile 25, 75) of the specific quality of life of the participants before the intervention was 21 (18.25, 25.75) in the Benson group, 20.5 (16, 24) in the Michel group, and 21 (16.25, 24) in the control group. However, after the intervention they reached 35(26.25, 38.75), 34.5(26.75, 42.25), and 17 (14, 21) respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between the Benson and Michel relaxation groups.
Based on the results, Benson and Mitchell relaxation techniques improve the quality of life of the old people. If the results be confirmed in other studies, the education of each of them, especially for the old people living in nursing homes and their caregivers, is suggested as routine care.
关于放松技术对老年人生活质量的影响，仅有少量证据，且尚无研究专门针对这一人群。因此，本研究旨在探讨米切尔放松与本森放松技术对老年人生活质量的影响。
本研究采用准实验设计，通过便利抽样法选取养老院 96 名符合条件的老年人，采用随机区组法将其分为米切尔放松组、本森放松组和对照组（每组 32 人）。干预组接受 8 周的放松训练，每周 3 次，每次 20 分钟。对照组不接受任何放松训练。在干预前（第 0 周）和干预后（第 8 周），采用 SF-36 量表和 CASP-19 量表收集数据，采用 SPSS 26 版软件进行分析。
结果表明，与对照组相比，本森放松和米切尔放松均能提高老年人的生活质量（SF-36）和（CASP-19）及其各亚量表（P<0.001）。因此，干预前，各组特定生活质量的中位数（25 分位数、75 分位数）分别为：本森组 21（18.25，25.75），米切尔组 20.5（16，24），对照组 21（16.25，24）；干预后，分别为 35（26.25，38.75）、34.5（26.75，42.25）和 17（14，21）。本森组和米切尔组之间无统计学差异。
本研究结果表明，本森放松和米切尔放松技术均可提高老年人的生活质量。如果其他研究能得到证实，建议对老年人，特别是居住在养老院的老年人及其护理人员进行放松技术的教育，将其作为常规护理。
