Compare the Effect of Jacobson Relaxation Technique and mental Imagery technique on sleep Quality in students of Adesh Univerasity, Bathinda

Sleep plays fundamental role in the lives of human beings and is thought to effect the competence of their customary activities. Any disturbances in sleep leads to poor performs, stress and other health related issues. So for optimal functioning of the body, minimum of 7 hour sleep per night is required.

Study to compare the effect of relaxation technique i.e Jacobson relaxation technique and mental imagery technique, on sleep quality of students of Adesh University, Bathinda.

Total 40 subjects of age group 18 to 25 years were selected and informed consent was taken. The subjects were divided into two groups i.e group A and group B, each group consisting of 20 subjects. The subjects were screened with sleep less than 7 hours and PSQi score of 5 or more than 5. Group A was incorporated Jacobson Relaxation Technique and Group B underwent Mental Imagery Technique. The protocol consisted of 6 days. Following which, PSQi Questionnaire readings were taken and result was compiled.

The post values of both the techniques were compared using unpaired‘t’ test and the result was significant for Jacobson Relaxation Technique.

Although, both the techniques were effective but Jacobson Relaxation Technique was proved to be significant.