Effectiveness of music therapy and progressive muscle relaxation in reducing stress before exams and improving academic performance in Nursing students: A randomized trial
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Gallego Gómez, Juana Inés![Autoridad Universidad de Almería Autoridad Universidad de Almería](/themes/Mirage2/images/autoridades/autoridad.png)
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2020-01-01Resumen
Background: Nursing students experiencing high stress levels before exams could suffer worse academic performance.
Objective: We evaluated an intervention combining Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) and music therapy on
the decrease of before exams stress and the improvement of academic results.
Design and methods: Randomized controlled trial including students from the Nursing Degree during the first
semester of the 2017–2018 academic year. All participants were randomized to the control (CG) or the experimental group (EG). The CG took the exam as usual whereas in the EG, PMR and music therapy were performed before exams. Blood samples were drawn to investigate variations in biochemical parameters. The
academic performance was assessed by the score obtained in the “Clinical Nursing” exam.
Results: We included 112 students (75% females, mean age 24.3 ± 6.2 years, 56 students in every group). There
were no differences in any parameter during the first measurement. Regarding the...
Palabra/s clave
Progressive muscle relaxation
Music therapy
Stress
Exams
Academic performance
Nursing student