Japan journal of nursing science : JJNS
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of progressive muscle relaxation on the caregiver burden and level of depression among caregivers of older patients with a stroke: A randomized controlled trial.
This study aimed to investigate the effect of progressive muscle relaxation on the caregiver burden and level of depression among the caregivers of older patients with a stroke. ⋯ This study showed that there was a statistically significant decrease in the caregiver burden and level of depression among the caregivers in the intervention group after progressive muscle relaxation exercises, but that there was no statistically significant difference when the intervention and control groups were compared.
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To explore the relationship of parental satisfaction with sociodemographic variables and to identify the possible determinants in pediatric and surgical wards of two public pediatric hospitals in Greece. ⋯ Healthcare providers' approaches should be modified for parental satisfaction to be improved and parents' sociodemographics while providing health care. Nurses should enhance the quality of nursing care.