Effect of breathing relaxation on stress
related to COVID-19 pandemic among
older adults in nursing homes: A preexperimental
study
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Title
Effect of breathing relaxation on stress
related to COVID-19 pandemic among
older adults in nursing homes: A preexperimental
study
related to COVID-19 pandemic among
older adults in nursing homes: A preexperimental
study
Subject
COVID-19; frail older adults: nursing homes; psychological
stress; relaxation therapy
stress; relaxation therapy
Description
Background: Older adults in nursing homes are facing more mental health
consequences due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Assessment of the
appropriate intervention in declining the level of stress related to pandemic
situations among institutionalized older adults is critical.
Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of breathing
relaxation on stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults
in nursing homes.
Methods: A pre-experimental with a one-group pretest-posttest design
was used in the present study. Thirty older adults were recruited using the
purposive sampling method. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) related
to COVID-19 was used to identify the level of stress among older adults.
Twenty minutes of breathing relaxation were conducted once a day for
1-week from January 6 to January 12, 2021. The intervention was taught
and guided by the researcher in small groups of 5-7 older adults based on
the number of residents in the homesteads.
Results: Of 30 participants, 60% were female, and the mean age was
72.80 (SD=8.50) years. The average length of stay in the nursing home was
8.10 (SD=8.75) years. The older adults in nursing homes who performed
breathing relaxation once a day for one week significantly decreased their
stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic (t = 4.881, ρ = .000).
Conclusion: Based on this finding, breathing relaxation therapy could be
promised as one of the interventions that could reduce the stress level
associated with COVID-19 among older adults in nursing homes.
consequences due to the COVID-19 pandemic situation. Assessment of the
appropriate intervention in declining the level of stress related to pandemic
situations among institutionalized older adults is critical.
Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of breathing
relaxation on stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic among older adults
in nursing homes.
Methods: A pre-experimental with a one-group pretest-posttest design
was used in the present study. Thirty older adults were recruited using the
purposive sampling method. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) related
to COVID-19 was used to identify the level of stress among older adults.
Twenty minutes of breathing relaxation were conducted once a day for
1-week from January 6 to January 12, 2021. The intervention was taught
and guided by the researcher in small groups of 5-7 older adults based on
the number of residents in the homesteads.
Results: Of 30 participants, 60% were female, and the mean age was
72.80 (SD=8.50) years. The average length of stay in the nursing home was
8.10 (SD=8.75) years. The older adults in nursing homes who performed
breathing relaxation once a day for one week significantly decreased their
stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic (t = 4.881, ρ = .000).
Conclusion: Based on this finding, breathing relaxation therapy could be
promised as one of the interventions that could reduce the stress level
associated with COVID-19 among older adults in nursing homes.
Creator
Yasinta Betan1
* , Benedikta Jenau1
, Herliana Monika Azi Djogo1 ,
Helmi Rumbo2
* , Benedikta Jenau1
, Herliana Monika Azi Djogo1 ,
Helmi Rumbo2
Source
http://jkp.fkep.unpad.ac.id/index.
php/jkp
php/jkp
Date
December 30, 2024
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
Files
Collection
Citation
Yasinta Betan1
* , Benedikta Jenau1
, Herliana Monika Azi Djogo1 ,
Helmi Rumbo2, “Effect of breathing relaxation on stress
related to COVID-19 pandemic among
older adults in nursing homes: A preexperimental
study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 11, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/10728.
related to COVID-19 pandemic among
older adults in nursing homes: A preexperimental
study,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 11, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/10728.