ABSTRACT
Type II diabetes mellitus is a disease that has many complications and is a leading cause of
death in the world. Diabetics can experience anxiety level disorders because of the symptoms
they feel, such as anxiety, depression, and pain due to neuropathy. The design of this study was a
one-group pretest-posttest design with a sample size of 40 respondents using cluster sampling
technique. before treatment (pretest) in the intervention group was 33.145.842 and in the
control group was 28.368.611. The average level of anxiety of patients with type 2 diabetes
mellitus After treatment (posttest) the average level of anxiety of patients with type 2 diabetes
mellitus in the intervention group was 23.055.550, while in the control group it was
28.368.61. From the results of research that has been done, it can be concluded that there is an
effect of progressive muscle relaxation therapy on reducing anxiety levels in clients with type 2
diabetes mellitus in the Purbolinggo Health Center Work Area.