Effects of progressive relaxation training combined with gastrointestinal exercise on gastrointestinal function,negative emotions and sleep quality in elderly patients with functional dyspepsia
YANG Yuan
Gulireba·Maimaiti
LI Yuan
Abstract：Objective To investigate the effects of progressive relaxation training combined with gastrointestinal exercise on gastrointestinal function,negative emotions,and sleep quality in elderly patients with functional dyspepsia(FD).Methods Eighty elderly FD patients admitted to our hospital from March 2024 to March 2025 were enrolled and randomly divided into a control group(n=40)and an observation group(n=40).Both groups received conventional treatment and gastrointestinal exercise intervention,while the observation group additionally underwent progressive relaxation training.Therapeutic efficacy,symptom scores,self-rating anxiety scale(SAS),self-rating depression scale(SDS),quality of life index(QL-Index),pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI),and adverse reactions were compared between the two groups.Results The total effective rate was significantly higher in the observation group than in the control group(χ2=4.021,P<0.05).Before treatmen,no significant differences were observed in symptom scores,SAS,SDS,QL-Index,or PSQI between the two groups(all P>0.05).After treatment,symptom scores,SAS,SDS,and PSQI decreased in both groups,with lower values in the observation group(t=7.861,13.015、12.201、10.815、8.735,all P<0.05),while QL-Index improved,with higher scores in the observation group(P<0.05).No significant difference in adverse reaction rates was found between the groups(P>0.05).Conclusion Progressive relaxation training combined with gastrointestinal exercise effectively enhances clinical efficacy,reduces anxiety and depression,improves sleep quality and quality of life,and demonstrates good safety in elderly FD patients,suggesting significant clinical applicability.
Keywords：progressive relaxation traininggastrointestinal exercisegastrointestinal functionnegative emotionssleep quality
Publication Date：2025-12-31
Online Publishing Date：2026-01-06(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 943-946 )