Relaxation technique is an independent unrsing intervention used in various stressful situations. The concept of relaxation must be explored for the meaning given by the people in their traditional thought and philosophy.
Korean relaxation technique, wanting to become culturally acceptable and effective, is learning to recognize and devlop Korean concepts, experiences, and musics of relaxation.
This study was aimed at discovering Korean concepts, experiences and musics of relaxation and contributing the development of the relaxation technique for Korean people.
The subjects were 59 mursing students, 39 hospitalized patients, 61 housewives, 21 rural residents and 16 researchers. Data were collected from September 4th to October 24th, 1991 by interviews or questionaires. The data analysis was done by
qualitative
research method, and validity assured by conformation of the concept and category by 2nursing scientists who had written a Master's thesis on the relaxation technique.
@ES The results of the study were summerized as follows;
@EN 1. The meaning of the relaxation concept ; From 298 statements, 107 concepts were extracted and then 5 categories "Physical domain", "Psychological domain", "Complex domain", "Situation", and "environment" were organized. 'Don't have
discomforts,
'don't have muscle tension', 'don't have energy (him in Korean)', 'feel good', 'emotional stability', 'don't have wordly thoughts', 'feel one's brain muddled', 'loss of desire' subcategories were included in "physical domain" 'Comfort body and
mind',
'don't have tension of body and mind', 'be sagged
'liveliness of thoughts' subcategories were included in "Complex domain". 'Rest', 'sleep', 'others' subcategories were included in "Situation domain". And 'quite environment' & 'comfortable environment' subcategories were included in "
Environmental
domain".
2. The experiences of the relaxation ; From 151 statements, 59 experiences were extracted. And then 9 categories-at rest after physical activities, after problem solving, fancy, bathing in the bed, situation, rest, particular time, others-were
organized.
3. The musics of the relaxation ; From 229 statements, 108 musics were extracted. And the 9 categories-Western classical music, semi classical music, Korean song, Korean popular classical music, song, western popular sonhg, hymn, characteristics
of
music, others-were organized.
4. In conclusion, There are some differences between Korean concepts, experiencs and musics of relasation and western concepts, experiences and musics of relaxation.
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