Effects of Jacobson’s Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Deep Breathing Exercises on Quality of Life among Lecturers of Faisalabad
Jacobson’s Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Deep Breathing Exercises among Lecturers
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https://doi.org/10.55735/hjprs.v4i5.277Keywords:
Deep Breathing Exercises , Progressive Muscle Relaxation , Quality of LifeAbstract
Background: University female lecturers ignore their health because of workplace stress and burden, then doing household chores and taking care of children. Objective: Effects of Jacobson’s Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Deep Breathing Exercises on Quality of Life among Lecturers of Faisalabad. Methods: For this quasi-experimental study, 60 female lecturers were selected through the convenient sampling technique following the selection criteria. Female lecturers working at the new and main campus of Government College University Faisalabad were chosen for the study. Regular and visiting female lectures were both included in the study. Lecturers having problem in communication; any recent accident/trauma/fall in the last six months and pregnant lecturers were excluded. They were divided into two groups, each containing 30 participants, in group A for JPMR, and 30 participants group in group B for deep breathing exercises were applied for two weeks twice a day. The questionnaire SF-36 was used to calculate the quality of life before and after treatment values. A follow-up was taken after two weeks. frequency distribution was applied to demographics. Outcomes were recorded in the form of tables and charts. Then the Wilcoxon test was applied to the central questions of our objectives. This data was given in the tabular form and appropriate interpretation was offered. In the end, the Man-Whitney test was applied to compare both therapies. Results: Results showed that group B subjects who performed deep breathing exercises improved the quality of life significantly than the JPMR group. The p-value ranged from 0.00-0.03 of all the variables of the SF-36 questionnaire. The p-values of the Mann Whitney U test all lie p<0.05, which describes the significance of deep breathing therapy to the JPMR technique. Conclusion: The quality of life of university lecturers has been reduced to a greater extent due to work instability, improper ergonomics, and student behavior. Deep Breathing exercises have more effects in elevating the quality of life, reducing the levels of stress and bodily pains in contrary to JPMR, which has little consequences.
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