• Mrs.T.SHOBANA.,M.Sc(N)

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of music therapy and progressive muscle relaxation in lowering cancer patients' pain and anxiety. Based on Betty Neuman's Systems Model as the conceptual framework, a quasi-experimental research approach was used with a pre-test and post-test experimental and control group design. Convenient sampling was used to choose 40 cancer patients between the ages of 20 and 60 for the study. Spielberger's State-Trait Anxiety Scale, the Visual Analogue Scale for Pain, and sociodemographic characteristics were all included. The experimental group received music therapy and progressive muscle relaxation after the pre-test evaluation, while the control group was given standard treatment. The post-test was administered following the intervention. Descriptive and inferential statistics, such as the Chi-square test, "t" test, frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation, were used to examine the data. The experimental group's pain and anxiety levels significantly decreased following the intervention, according to the data. Pain and anxiety mean percentage ratings dropped from 68% and 73.5% in the pre-test to 48% and 57.6% in the post-test, respectively. Progressive muscle relaxation and music therapy were successful in lowering cancer patients' pain and anxiety, as evidenced by the statistically significant differences (p < 0.0001). According to the study's findings, Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Music Therapy are efficient, non-invasive, and reasonably priced nursing interventions that can be incorporated into standard oncology nursing care to improve patients' comfort and mental health.

Keywords: pain and anxiety, cancer patients, progressive muscle relaxation and music therapy

"“A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION AND MUSIC THERAPY IN REDUCING PAIN AND ANXIETY AMONG CANCER PATIENTS IN SELECTED PRIVATE HOSPITAL AT NAMAKKAL DISTRICT”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 1, page no.d507-d512, January-2026, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2601363.pdf

"“A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION AND MUSIC THERAPY IN REDUCING PAIN AND ANXIETY AMONG CANCER PATIENTS IN SELECTED PRIVATE HOSPITAL AT NAMAKKAL DISTRICT”", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.13, Issue 1, page no. ppd507-d512, January-2026, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2601363.pdf