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THE EFFECT OF JACOBSON PROGRESSİVE RELAXATION TECHNIQUE ON PERCEIVED STRESS LEVEL AND SLEEP QUALITY IN HEALTHY YOUNG WOMEN WITH INSUFFICIENT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL

Fiziksel Aktivite Düzeyi Yetersiz Sağlıklı Genç Kadınlarda Jacobson Progresif Kas Gevşeme Tekniğinin Algılanan Stres Düzeyi ve Uyku Kalitesine Etkisi: Randomize Kontrollü Bir Çalışma

Selen Subaşı(İSTANBUL MEDİPOL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-1773-6888
Pınar Atak Çakır(İSTANBUL MEDİPOL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-5640-2998
Seval Kutlutürk Yıkılmaz(SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, İSTANBUL SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ)0000-0001-9120-7071
Duygu Özbey(İSTANBUL MEDİPOL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0009-0003-3800-7427
Ebrar Nesibe Kaya(İSTANBUL MEDİPOL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-9296-4795
Busenaz Bilici(İSTANBUL MEDİPOL ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-5710-2417
Pages
105–119
Publication Date
2026-08-31
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It was concluded that with its indirect effect, it provides a slight increase in the level of physical activity and increases the amount of energy consumed daily.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Purpose: The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of Jacobson progressive relaxation technique (PRT) on stress level and sleep quality in healthy young women with insufficient physical activity level.
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Purpose: The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of Jacobson progressive relaxation technique (PRT) on stress level and sleep quality in healthy young women with insufficient physical activity level. Methods: The study was conducted on healthy women between the ages of 18-30 with insufficient physical activity level. Women who agreed to participate in the study were randomized and divided into study (n=22) and control (n=20) groups. A total of 12 sessions of PRT were applied to the study group for 4 weeks, each for 1 hour. Exercise sessions; It was held through the Zoom application, an online meeting platform. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) were used for pre- and post-treatment evaluation. Results: The groups had a homogeneous distribution in terms of sociodemographic characteristics. When the in-group analyzes before and after Jacobson PRT were examined; In the study group, a significant decrease was observed in the PSQI and PSS scores (p=0.001, p=0.006). After the Jacobson PRT, the PSQI score showed a significant difference between the groups in favor of the study group (p=0.012). Although the PSS score decreased in the study group after Jacobson PRT, it did not show a statistically significant difference between the groups (0.977). Conclusion: Jacobson PRT was found to be effective in improving sleep quality and reducing perceived stress level in healthy women with insufficient physical activity level. It was concluded that with its indirect effect, it provides a slight increase in the level of physical activity and increases the amount of energy consumed daily.

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Amaç: Çalışmamızın amacı yetersiz fiziksel aktivite düzeyine sahip sağlıklı genç kadınlarda jacobson progresif kas gevşeme tekniğinin stres düzeyi ve uyku kalitesi üzerine etkisini araştırmaktı. Yöntem: Çalışma 18-30 yaş aralığında fiziksel aktivite düzeyi yetersiz sağlıklı kadınlar üzerinde yapıldı. Çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden kadınlar randomize edilerek çalışma (n=22) ve kontrol (n=20) gruplarına ayrıldı. Çalışma grubuna her seans 1’er saat olmak üzere 4 hafta süresince toplam 12 seans Jacobson Progresif Gevşeme Tekniği (PGT) uygulandı. Egzersiz seansları; online bir toplantı platformu olan Zoom uygulaması üzerinden gerçekleştirildi. Tedavi öncesi ve sonrası değerlendirmede Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Anketi (UFAA), Pittsburgh Uyku Kalitesi İndeksi (PUKİ) ve Algılanan Stres Ölçeği (ASÖ) kullanıldı. Sonuçlar: Gruplar sosyodemografik özellikler açısından homojen dağılıma sahipti. Jacobson PGT öncesi ve sonrası grup içi analizler incelendiğinde; çalışma grubunda, PUKİ ve ASÖ skorunda anlamlı düşüş görüldü (p=0,001, p=0,006). Jacobson PGT sonrasında, PUKİ skoru gruplar arasında çalışma grubu lehine anlamlı fark gösterdi (p=0,012). Jacobson PGT sonrasında ASÖ skoru çalışma grubunda azalmasına rağmen, gruplar arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark göstermedi (0,977). Tartışma: Jacobson PGT yetersiz fiziksel aktivite düzeyine sahip sağlıklı kadınlarda uyku kalitesini arttırma ve algılanan stres düzeyini azaltma için etkili bulundu. İndirekt etkisi ile fiziksel aktivite düzeyinde bir miktar artış sağladığı ve günlük tüketilen enerji miktarını arttırdığı sonucuna varıldı.

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Subaşı, S., Çakır, P. A., Yıkılmaz, S. K., Özbey, D., Kaya, E. N., Bilici, B. (2026). THE EFFECT OF JACOBSON PROGRESSİVE RELAXATION TECHNIQUE ON PERCEIVED STRESS LEVEL AND SLEEP QUALITY IN HEALTHY YOUNG WOMEN WITH INSUFFICIENT PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL. Sağlık Akademisi Kastamonu, Cilt: 11 Sayı: 2, 105–119. https://doi.org/10.25279/sak.1473559

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