Comparative Effectiveness Relaxation Training on Anger Reduction and Blood Glucose Control in One and Two Diabetics Patients

Diabetes is one of the most common and the most complicated disease in the world. This study was done to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of relaxation on blood sugar control and reduce anger in patient with diabetes type one and two. Statistical society comprised all diabetic patients’ who were members of Tabarestan association located in sari city. Between them 40 people were selected by the available sampling method. In each experimental group 10 people and in each control group 10 people were allocated randomly. In pretest for each patient, the last 6 HbA1c test and anger inventory scores were recorded. The muscle relaxation training techniques for 6 sessions as a weekly 90 minutes in each experimental group was held at the forum. Diabetic patients types one and two were trained in separate groups.Then 3 months after the beginning of training, all patients in the experimental and control groups were tested for HbA1c and they again filled the anger inventory. For data analysis of research and test hypothesis, the descriptive statistics, t independent, Levin test and covariance analysis were used. The results showed that relaxation training on glucose control and reduction of anger in patients with diabetes types one and two is effective (P=0/05). And there was no difference between the two groups in the effectiveness of relaxation on controlling the blood glucose (P=0/69) and reduction of anger (P=0/08). Muscle relaxation is effective on reducing the anger and better control of blood glucose.