Assess the Effectiveness of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy on Health Status among Blood Cancer Patients Receiving Cancer Treating Medications in Selected Hospital

Abstract

Introduction: Cancer can be regarded as a group of diseases characterized by an i) abnormal growth of cells ii) ability to invade adjacent tissues and even distant organs, and iii) the eventual death of the affected patient if the tumour has progressed beyond that stage when it can be successfully removed. Cancer can occur at any site or tissue of the body and may involve any type of cells. Cancer is a common non communicable disease which is a group of more than 200 diseases characterized by uncontrolled and unregulated growth of cells. It is a major health problem that occurs in people of all ethnicities. Methodology: Quasi experimental study design where pre test and post test without control group approach was used the independent variable of the present study was Progressive Muscle Relaxation therapy. The dependent variables of the present study were the physical health status (nausea and vomiting, pain, fatigue and vital signs) and psychological health status (anxiety, depression, emotional instability and depression) of the blood cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in the study group. The extraneous variables for the present study were socio-demographic variables the study was conducted in selected Hospital, which is a 800 bedded private multi-speciality hospital present within the campus, and geographically. The site for the present study was oncology ward of selected Hospital. It’s a 30 bedded The population who were admitted in the selected Hospital, and receiving cancer treating Blood cancer patients who were receiving initial course of cancer treating medications and admitted in the oncology Non probability; purposive sampling technique was used Construction of Progressive Muscle Relaxation therapy and tool Socio demographic. It consists of tools for assessing the physical health status. Result: The (30%) were in the age group of ≥ 51 years. (66.67%) of the blood cancer patients were males. (33.33%) of patients were had primary education. (50%) under study were coolie workers. (80%) of patients were residing in rural area. (90%) were married, (83.33%) were had carcinoma category of cancer. (66.67%) were had other types of cancer (96.67%) were had less than 6 months duration of disease. (93.33%) were received chemotherapy treatment Thirteen percentage of patients were used yoga It was found that post test mean scores of physical health status like Nausea and vomiting (1.27±1.28) which is (31.75%), pain (1.1±0.84) which is 11% and fatigue (1.1±0.84) which is 11% which was found significantly lower than the pre test scores of these same areas. It suggests that the PMR therapy intervention was more effective in reducing the physical manifestations blood cancer patients receiving chemotherapy treatment The study findings revealed that post test mean scores of psychological health status like anxiety (14.27±4.52) which is (23.67%), depression (26.40±5.67) which is (48.08%), emotional instability (10.13±4.12) which is (25.33%) and stress (16.70±6.5) which is (27.83%) which was found significantly lower than the pre test scores of these same area. It was evident from these findings that the PMR therapy had significant effect in minimizing the psychological health problems. Conclusion: The major conclusions drawn from this is that the PMR therapy was found to effectively improve the physical and psychological health status of the blood cancer patients receiving initial course of chemotherapy treatment and its impact on the health status as well as improves the quality of life.