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Background: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is the most common type of diabetes mellitus, accounting for about 90% of all diabetes cases. If not treated immediately can cause damage to the eyes, kidneys, heart disease, hypertension, stroke and even cause gangrene. One of the non-pharmacological treatments is progressive muscle relaxation therapy. Objective: To determine changes in blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus before and after progressive muscle relaxation therapy. Method: Descriptive method with a case study approach to 2 respondents in Jengglong Hamlet, Karanganyar Regency. The duration of giving progressive muscle relaxation therapy to respondents was 20 minutes in the morning and evening for 7 days from 25 May 2023 to 31 May 2023. Results: The blood sugar levels of the two respondents before applying progressive muscle relaxation therapy were 243 mg/dL and 255 mh/dL. After application, blood sugar levels dropped to 167 mg/dL and 221 mg/dL. Conclusion: The application of progressive muscle relaxation is able to reduce blood sugar levels in both type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Jengglong Hamlet, Karanganyar Regency.

Background; Hypertension is a "sillent killer" disease that is mostly experienced by the elderly. According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2021, the prevalence is 1.28 billion people with hypertension aged 30-79 years. The prevalence of the elderly in the world and Indonesia continues to increase because the elderly experience a decline in physical conditions, including the cardiovascular system, which increases the risk of degenerative diseases such as hypertension. Therefore, progressive muscle relaxation can be used as an alternative therapy for the elderly with hypertension. The Objectives of the research; Knowing the results of the implementation of progressive muscle relaxation on blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension. Method; This application uses a case study method by observing blood pressure in two elderly respondents. The instruments used are observation sheets, sphygmomanometer, and stopwatch. Results; After application for 20 minutes with a frequency of four times a week for two consecutive weeks showed a decrease in blood pressure in both respondents to prehypertension. Summary; Progressive muscle relaxation therapy can potentially reduce blood pressure in the elderly with hypertension.

Hypertension is a condition where the systolic pressure is above 140 mmHg, while the diastolic pressure is above 90 mmHg. Some hypertension patients often complain of headache, weakness, fatigue, shortness of breath, restlessness, nausea and vomiting, epistaxis and decreased consciousness. This can cause sleep problems in hypertensive patients. Sleep disorders are a collection of conditions characterized by disturbances in the amount, quality or timing of sleep in an individual. One technique to improve sleep quality is progressive muscle relaxation therapy and murotal Al-Quran.This research method uses Pre-Experimental with one group pre-post test approach. The population is 40 respondents and uses a total sampling (technique).The instrument used was a sleep quality questionnaire, measured by the Indonesian version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), then data were collected through Editing, Coding, Scoring, and Tabulating processes. The data obtained were analyzed using the Wilcoxon test.The results showed that the average value of sleep quality before progressive muscle relaxation and murotal Al-Quran therapy was performed was 8.30, while after progressive muscle relaxation and murotal Al-Quran the average value of sleep quality was 6.08. The results of the analysis test showed that there was an effect of progressive muscle relaxation therapy and murotal Al-Quran on improving sleep quality of hypertensive patients with -value = 0.000 <α = 0.05. This therapy performs 15 relaxation movements accompanied by the sound of murotal Al-Quran which makes a person relax and calm so that this calmness acts as a pain reliever that makes the patient happy and gives positive energy in a person. this makes the mood to be happy so as to create a good quality sleep.   Keywords: Hypertension, sleep quality, progressive muscle relaxation therapy and murotal Al-Quran.  

Background- Elderly is a transitional period in which a person experiences a decrease in the body's abilities physically and psychologically. One of changes that occurred significantly was the psychological condition of anxiety. Progressive muscle relaxation therapy can prevent anxiety by regulating the parasympathetic nervous system and the hypothalamus to increase positive attitudes so that stressor activation in the hypothalamus is minimized. Purpose: This case study aims to determine the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation therapy in reducing anxiety in the elderly. Method: This study used a method in the form of a case study on one patient. Previously, the patient's anxiety level was measured using the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale questionnaire and then given progressive muscle relaxation therapy intervention for 7 days on a regular basis and then observed on the 4th and 7th day to assess the effectiveness of the intervention. Results: The results of the study showed that after therapy, the anxiety level of the elderly decreased from moderate anxiety (score 24) to mild anxiety (score 16) within 7 days of the intervention. Conclusion: There is an effect of progressive muscle relaxation therapy on the level of anxiety in elderly.

Symptoms of stemi can cause patients to feel more anxious, this anxiety can be overcome pharmacologically and nonpharmacologically. However, pharmacological therapy can cause various side effects. Therefore, nonpharmacological therapies can be recommended including progressive relaxation techniques. The purpose of this study was to determine the application of progressive muscle relaxation therapy to anxiety using the HARS scale in stemi patients in the CVCU Room of Prof. Aloei Saboe Hospital. Pre-experimental research method with one group pre post test design, a sample of 4 people who met the sample criteria, the instrument used HARS (Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale) and the data analysis used was univariate analysis. The study findings are that progressive relaxation techniques carried out by researchers for 3 days can reduce the HARS score of the first patient from a score of 11 to 4, the second patient from a score of 12 to 6, the third patient from a score of 13 to 7 and the fourth patient from a score of 12 to 6, so that progressive muscle relaxation therapy can be applied in reducing anxiety of stemi patients in the CVCU Room of Prof. Aloei Saboe Hospital. The implication of this study is that the nursing profession is expected to improve the provision of nursing interventions in carrying out the nursing care process comprehensively, namely from bio to psychosocial patients so that it can help patients overcome psychosocial problems in this case the anxiety experienced by patients.