Abstract
Sixty-eight of preoperative patients in surgical ward were evaluated with 3 kinds of psychological test (Cornell Medical Index; CMI, Manifest Anxiety Scale; MAS, and Yatabe-Guilford test; Y-G test). These patients were divided into two groups, i.e. a group received Jacobson-Wolp's muscle relaxation training (34 cases) and no training group as a control (34 cases).
Effects of this training for decrease of preoperative anxiety was assessed with State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I; state anxiety and II; trait anxiety), and the relationship between the score of STAI-I, II and psychological individuality of the patients was investigated.
The results were as follows:
1. The both scores of STAI-I and II in relaxation group decreased significantly than that of control group. This results suggested that muscle relaxation training is a useful method for reduction of preoperative anxiety.
2. Especially, effect of the training was recognized in both patients diagnosed to be in normal level and had neurotic tendency by CMI.
3. It was also useful for the patients diagnosed to be high level anxiety by MAS.
4. According to the results of Y-G test, muscle relaxation training was useful to diagnosed patients with emortional stable and social adaptation type.
