Stress Reducing in Type II Diabetic Mellitus Patients by Using Muscle Stretching Home Program

Muscle Stretching Home Program for Stress Reducing

Abstract

Stress in diabetes mellitus patients can cause muscle pain. Stretching can reduce stress. The purpose
of this quasi-experimental research was to evaluate the effect of muscle stretching home program on
stress reduction in diabetic patients before and after using the program. A study of 60 patients with type 2
diabetes undergoing inclusion-exclusion criteria was conducted on March 4, 2021. The study consisted of
60 participants, 3 out of 4 females, aged 40-60 years, average age 55 years, 60 percent completed primary
school, married and living together 65%, not working 36.7%, income less than 15,000 baht per month 80%
with median monthly income of 5,500 baht. Having enough income but not having leftovers 35%. The study
had revealed that 93.4% of the participants had more than two complications and 70% of them possessed
with DM more than five years. Participants with different monthly incomes had a statistically significant levels
of stress. The study also showed that the participants had hours of sleep per night, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c),
fasting blood sugar (FBS), frequency of analgesic drugs use, stress and pain level after using the program
better than before using the program. Thus, the use of program can improve physiological and psychological
in the participants.