The Effect of Progressive Relaxation Exercise on Anxiety and Quality of Life of Diabetic Patients

"Step 1: Take a comfortable position (sitting or lying down) and wear comfortable, non-tightening clothes.~Step 2: Try to relax with eyes closed, without focusing on thoughts, by focusing on your own body muscles.~Step 3: Right and left, respectively, hands, arms (triceps muscle), chest, abdomen, hips, legs (thigh muscles), feet and toes, neck, shoulder (scapula muscles) and muscle groups on the face (around the eyes, chin) and eyebrow muscles) by concentrating on contracting and relaxing these muscles.~Step 4: Focusing on the muscle groups of the whole body, contracting and relaxing.~Step 5: Opening the eyes slowly, trying to feel the feeling of comfort in the body (Turkish Psychologists Association Progressive Relaxation Exercises)."