Uthravathy, N (2020) A study to Assess the Effectiveness of Healthy Ageing Package on Physical Stimulation among elders in selected area at Chennai. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
Ageing is the normal process of time related change begins with birth and continues throughout life. Ageing is inevitable and common to all living organisms including animals, plants and humans. Elders are the most important member's acts a good teacher and back bone support of every one's life. They bounded with the cultural practices and transmit these healthier backgrounds from one generation to another generation. Elders wisdom and experiences are invaluable in solving day today problems. World Health Organization (2018) reports that the proportion of the world's population over 60 years will nearly double from 12% to 22% in between 2015 and 2050. Report on the Status of Elderly in Select States of India, 2011, in November 2012 found that only 15 percent of the elderly can perform all the activities without assistance. In order to achieve healthy ageing the elderly people need to meet some demands such as need for good nutrition, need for exercise, need for independence, economic security, companionship, meaningful activity and dignified death. The interventions on health promotion activities will reduce the level of disability among elders. TITLE: “A study to assess the effectiveness of healthy ageing package on physical stimulation among elders in selected area at Chennai.” OBJECTIVES: To assess the pre-test level of physical stimulation among elders in experimental and control group, to determine the effectiveness of healthy ageing package on physical stimulation among elders in experimental group, to compare the pre-test and post-test level of physical stimulation among elders in experimental and control group and to find association between post-test level of physical stimulation among elders and their selected demographic variables. METHODOLOGY: This study was conducted with 60 (elders above 60 years) samples in quantitative approach, Quasi-experimental nonrandomized control group design. Elders above 60 years were selected for the study from Choolai by purposive sampling technique. The pre-test level of physical stimulation was assessed using Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living (A.D.L) and Lawton – Brody instrumental activities of daily living scale (I.A.D.L.) in experimental group and control group. After pre-test, healthy ageing package was given to elders in experimental group for 30 minutes on daily basis. On the 15th day post-test was conducted using the same tool in both groups. RESULTS: Considering experimental group ADL score, in pretest elders were having 3.23 ADL score and in posttest elders were having 4.20 ADL score, so the difference is 0.97, this difference is large and it is statistically significant. Considering experimental group IADL score, in pretest elders were having 4.00 IADL score and in posttest elders were having 5.13 IADL score, so the difference is 1.13, this difference is large and it is statistically significant. Statistical significance difference between pre-test and post-test was calculated using student paired t-test. Here H1 is accepted. It is seen that the "t" value of ADL (t=7.37) and "t" value of IADL (t=5.19) is more than the table value for DF= 29. Hence, there is a significant difference between pretest and posttest level of physical stimulation among elders in experimental group. It is inferred that healthy ageing package is effective among elders. CONCLUSION: The present study had been supported that the healthy ageing package is more effective and it is more important to promote the level of physical stimulation among elders. Hence, healthy ageing package found to be cost effective, appropriate and feasible to implement in community settings. It gives a great insight to community health nurse and motivates them to arrange awareness programmes to promote healthy ageing and thereby helps the elders to improve the quality of life by improving the level of functional status.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Effectiveness, Healthy Ageing Package, Physical Stimulation, elders, selected area, Chennai. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Dec 2021 16:58 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2022 01:50 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/18761 |
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