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GRADUATE SEHOOL

TT{E EFFECTS OF MUSIC WTIH HAND MASSAGE ON TI{E RELAXATION RESPONSE AND LEVEL OF

ANXIETY

IN OLD PEOPLE

WITI{

HYPERTENSION

A Thesis

Presented to the Faculty

of

Graduate School of Nursing Holy Angel University

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree

Master of Science in Nursing Major in Adult Health

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March 2016

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The Effects of Music

with

Hand Massage

in

Old People

HOLY ANGEL TINIVERSITY

The

Effects

of

Music with Hand

Massage on the

Relaxation

Response and Level of

Anxiety in Old

People

with Hypertension

Pamela N.

Manzano

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the effects of music together

with

hand nurssage in old people

with

hypertension. Specifically,

it

examined whether this intervention

will

decrease systolic and diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, and level

of

anxiety. The sfudy used a nonequivalent control

goup

design

with

intervention group

(n:17)

and control group

(n:17).

The seniors in the intervention group were made to listen to music

for

a single 30-minute session

in

their own homes,

while

being massaged 15 minutes in each hand. The State-Trait

Anxiety

Inventory (STAD was used to measure the level

of

anxiety. The heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure were also measured during the pretest and posttest. There was ^areduction in

all

the outcome variables.

Keywords: music, hand massage, blood pressure, respiratory rate, heart rate, anxiety, old people, hypertension, Philippines

There are approximately 601

million

population aged 65 and over throughout the

world

in 2015 (National Institute of

Elderly,2015).

The

World

Health

Organization(20la)

forecasts that there

will

be at least two

billion

people aged 60 and older by 2050. In the Philippines, about 6.8% of the 92.1

million

household population

in

2010 are seniors (60 and above),

from

6% in 2000 (Philippine Statistics

Authority, 2012).It

is projected that at least 10% of the population in 2050 are elderly.

Aging

is associated

with

health issues/problems such ^ashypertension, which is a serious health problem

worldwide.

Hypertension is considered as a

lifetime

burden

considering that its prevalence increases

with

increasing age (National Institutes of Health,