A study to assess the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation technique on anxiety among senior citizens in selected old age home at Indore

The term anxiety has become a part of our everyday life. The concepts of anxiety may differ according to the individual’s state of contexts and interpretations. Certain amount of anxiety is desirable, productive and can facilitate the individuals to grow but when the anxiety exceeds disturb the normal functions. The objective of the study are 1.] To assess the level of anxiety among senior citizens staying in old age home before and after administering progressive muscle relaxation technique. 2.] To elicit the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation technique among senior citizens staying in old age home. 3.] To associate pre test level of anxiety among senior citizens with their selected demographic variables. The pre experimental one group pre test post test research design was used. The data was obtained from 50 senior citizens from selected old age home, Indore.