Ebenezer, M (2014) A Study to evaluate the effectiveness of laughter therapy on depression among elderly people in selected old age home, Erode District. Masters thesis, Dharmarathnakara Dr.Mahalingam Institute of Paramedical Sciences and Research, Erode.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the level of depression among elderly people. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of laughter therapy on depression among elderly people. 3. To findout the association between pre-test level of depression among elderly people with their selected demographic variables. METHODS: The research approaches adopted for this study was quantitative approach, the research design adopted for this study was quasi-experimental (pre-experimental design) one group pretest and post test design. RESULT: The maximum numbers of elderly people, 54% were in age group of 60 to 70 years The proporation of 50 elderly people, 56% was females. The proporation of 50 elderly peoples, 74% was married. The proporation of 50 elderly people, 72% were uneducated. The major findings of the study showed that the pretest mean score (21.78) 73.33% and post test mean score was (15.82) 53.33%. The pretest depression score was no depression 0%, mild depression 32%, moderate and severe depression 68%. It was higher than the posttest score. Whereas, the post test score was no depression 12%, mild depression was 66% moderate and severe depression was 22%. It revealed that laughter therapy was found to be effective in reducing the depression among elderly people. The findings of the study showed that there is significant association between the level of depression and demographic variables (age) at p <0.05 level. There is no association among found between the level of depression and demographic variables sex, marital status, educational status, health status and number of children of elderly people at p > 0.05 level. CONCLUSION: The laughter therapy was effective in reducing depression among elderly people the study revealed that the level of depression score was high in pretest. After laughter therapy the post test score was reduced.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | (Reg.No.301231351) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | effectiveness ; laughter therapy ; depression ; elderly people ; old age home ; Erode District. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Psychiatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Dec 2018 16:16 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Dec 2018 16:16 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/10138 |
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