The effect of progressive muscle relaxation technique for anxiety among menopause women
Meta-analysis
Keywords:
progressive muscle relaxation, anxiety, menopause, womenAbstract
This study aimed to o analyze the effect of muscle relaxation for anxiety among menopause women. This study is a systematic review and meta-analysis. The articles used in this study were obtained from three database, namely PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar. The articles included are full-text article with a study design of randomized controlled trial from 2013 to 2022. Articles were analyzed using the Review Manager 5.3 application. A total of 9 articles from Asia (India, Taiwan & Turkey), Africa (Ethiopia), Europe (Spanyol), and North America (Canada). The data collected showed that anxiety in menopausal women who do PMRT will decrease by 0.37 units compared to menopausal women who do not do PMRT, and the results were statistically significant (SMD= -0.37; 95% CI= -0.63 to -0.12; p= 0.004).
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