Applications a Progressive Relaxation to Anxieties Geriatry in Tasikmalaya

摘要

Objectives: Progressive relaxation is a therapy based on the relationship between muscle and emotional tension. Anxiety is a subjective feeling of disturbing mental tension as a general reaction to the inability to overcome a problem or un secure. The Objectives is discusses of complementary protection of Progressive Relaxation in Elderly Patients with Anxiety Disorders in the nursing home of Panti Wredha Welas Asih Tasikmalaya Methodology is using a pre-experimental design with pre and post test without control design. All samples are checked first whether they need to be improved or not, if agreed in advance, what is needed is Progressive Relaxation Therapy, whether there is an addition or an increase in comfort. The results showed that there were no changes in the level of participation of respondents after the most progressive relaxation interventions in 19 respondents (76%), while there were changes in 6 respondents (24%). Conclusion It is known that the level of difficulty in the elderly at Wredha Asih Tasikmalaya, 23 respondents or 92% is more difficult to understand Advice is given to the manager of nursing home, muscle relaxation should be do every day to help reduce muscle tension which has an impact on reducing anxiety levels.