title: Effects of progressive muscle relaxation training on anxiety and quality of life of inpatients with ectopic pregnancy receiving methotrexate treatment.
abstract: We explored the effects of progressive muscle relaxation training on anxiety and health-related quality of life of patients with ectopic pregnancy receiving methotrexate treatment. Ninety inpatients receiving this treatment were randomly assigned to a progressive muscle relaxation group (n = 45) or a control group (n = 45). The control group received standard single-dose methotrexate treatment, and the experimental group received methotrexate and additional muscle relaxation training until hospital discharge. The patients were evaluated with the state form of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and SF-36 shortly after admission and before discharge from the hospital. Both covariance analysis and repeated measures ANOVA showed that muscle relaxation training can effectively improve the anxiety and health-related quality of life of patients with ectopic pregnancy receiving methotrexate treatment in an inpatient setting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hainan Province, Haikou, Hainan 570203, PR China.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Jingping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Lihua
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000020:Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000523:psychology; D007902:Length of Stay; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012064:Relaxation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000020:Abortifacient Agents, Nonsteroidal; D008727:Methotrexate