en <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Aims:</span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> The traumatic experiences the elderly faced during the COVID-19 outbreak were tremendous, which led to the majority of the elderly developing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. </span></span><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>The vagal nerve plays a major role in stress regulation. </span></span><span lang=EN-IN style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>One effective method for controlling the activity of the autonomic nervous system is vagal nerve stimulation. Surgical implantable vagal nerve stimulators are expensive and their discomfort limits their use. Non-invasive vagal nerve stimulation is found to be effective. The purpose of the study was to find the effect of transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation on treating post-traumatic stress disorder among post-COVID-19 geriatric survivors.</span></span><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd></span></span></span></b></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Materials & Methods:</span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> The study was conducted with 24 geriatric participants, who were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Participants were randomly allocated into the taVNS group and the JPMRT group during a four-week period (one month); the taVNS group received transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation,</span></span><span lang=EN-IN style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> and the JPMRT group received the </span></span><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>Jacobson progressive muscle relaxation technique</span></span><span lang=EN-IN style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>. Each week, four sessions were held, and each session lasted 30 minutes. </span></span><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R)</span></span><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> was used as an outcome measure.</span></span><span lang=EN-IN style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Findings:</span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif> When compared to the JPMRT group, the taVNS group demonstrated a significant difference in reducing post-traumatic stress. </span></span><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>Post-test values of the taVNS group in </span></span><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>IES-R </span></span><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif>had a significant difference (p<0.001).<b><span style=color:#4f81bd></span></b></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style=font-size:11pt><span style=line-height:normal><span style=font-family:Calibri,sans-serif><b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd>Conclusion:</span></span></span></b><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:black> Transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation is more effective than Jacobson’s progressive muscle relaxation technique in reducing post-traumatic stress disorder among elderly survivors of COVID-19.</span></span></span><span style=font-size:10.0pt><span style=font-family:Cambria,serif><span style=color:#4f81bd></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation,Relaxation, 761 765 http://daneshafarand.org/browse.php?a_code=A-10-81619-1&slc_lang=en&sid=4