Why the study?
Does progressive relaxation training reduce stress and anxiety levels in cardiac patients participating in an exercise program?
Population
37 cardiac patients participating in a cardiac exercise program
Comparison
3 weeks of progressive relaxation training in… vs Exercise therapy alone
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 weeks
Authors
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Cautious support for adding progressive relaxation to cardiac exercise programs; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice without RCTs.
Does progressive relaxation training reduce stress and anxiety levels in cardiac patients participating in an exercise program?
Adding progressive relaxation training to cardiac exercise programs significantly reduces anxiety, somatization, and depression in cardiac patients.
Patricia Bohachick (1984) studied this question.
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