Thabitha Joshi, A (2019) A Quasi Experimental study to Assess the Effectiveness of Mustard Plaster Application on Knee Pain among Elderly People who has Osteoarthritis in Selected Old Age Home, at Trichy District. Masters thesis, Sakthi College of Nursing, Dindigul.
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Abstract
A study was conducted “A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MUSTARD PLASTER APPLICATION ON KNEE PAIN AMONG ELDERLY PEOPLE WHO HAS OSTEOARTHRITIS IN SELECTED OLD AGE HOME, AT TRICHY DISTRICT”, was done by Mrs. THABITHA JOSHI. A., as partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Science in Nursing to the Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University Chennai, During the year of 2017-2019. Osteoarthritis is a classic age related disorder. It is often described as a chronic degenerative disease and thought by many to be an inevitable consequence of growing old. In Osteoarthritis, degradation and loss of the articular cartilage is a central feature that is sometimes attributed to “wear and tear”. The objectives of the study were, 1. To assess the pretest and post-test level of knee pain among elderly people who has osteoarthritis in the control group and the experimental group. 2. To assess the effectiveness of mustard plaster application on knee pain among elderly people who has osteoarthritis in the experimental group. 3. To find out the association between the pre-test level of knee pain among elderly people who has osteoarthritis with their selected demographic variables and clinical variables in the experimental group and control group. In this study, a quasi-experimental, pre-test and post-test control group design was adopted. Non-probability purposive sampling techniques were used to select every 30 samples in the experimental group and control group. Data collection under demographic variables and clinical variables, numerical pain scale was used to assess the level of knee pain. The experimental group received the intervention of mustard plaster application for 10-15 minutes once a time for 14 days. The result shows that majority of elderly people in the experimental group, most of them 15 (50%) were in the age group of 60 – 65 years, 15 (50%) were male and female respectively, 15 (50%) were divorced, 1 6(53.33%) were educated upto primary, 11 (36.67%) were homemakers and agriculturists respectively, 24 (80%) were non voluntaries, 12(40%) were staying in old age home for 3 – 4 years, 17 (56.67%) were vegetarian, 15 (50%) had no other habits, 26 (86.67%) had no previous history of sports involvement, 17 (56.67%) had a body mass index of 22 – 25, 10 (33.33%) had diabetes mellitus, 15 (50%) had knee pain on both knees, 16 (53.33%) had severe pain, 18 (60%) had been suffering from knee pain for more than 6 months, 17 (56.67%) had pain while doing work, 12 (40%) expressed topical application as commonest remedy they follow during pain and 14 (46.67%) had opined mustard for cooking. In the control group, most of them 11 (36.67%) were in the age group of 60 – 65 years, 20 (66.67%) were female, 17 (56.67%) were divorced, 13 (43.33%) were illiterates, 10 (33.33%) were homemakers, 19 (63.33%). were no voluntaries, 16 (53.33%) have stayed in old age home for 3 – 4 years, 21 (70%) were non-vegetarian, 10 (33.33%) had tobacco chewing , 22(73.33%) had no previous history of sports involvement, 13(43.33%) had a body mass index of 22 – 25, 12 (40%) had no other illness, 16(53.33%) had knee pain on both knees, 16 (53.33%) had moderate pain, 19 (63./33%) had been suffering from knee pain for more than 6 months, 12 (40%) had pain while doing work, 13 (43.33%) expressed topical application as commonest remedy they follow during pain and 12 (40%) had opined mustard for cooking. In the pre-test of the experimental group, 18 (60%) had severe pain, 8 (26.67%) had moderate pain and 4 (13.33%) had worst pain whereas, in the post-test, 15 (50%) had mild pain, 14 (46.67%) had no pain and only one (3.33%) had moderate pain. In the pre-test of the control group, 18 (60%) had severe pain, 7 (23.33%) had the worst pain and 5(16.67%) had moderate pain whereas, in the post-test, 19 (63.33%) had severe pain, 7(23.33%) had moderate pain and 4 (13.33%) had the worst pain. In the experimental group knee pain, the pre-test mean score was 7.66 with SD of 1.56 and the post-test mean score was 1.03 with SD of 1.16. The mean difference was 6.63 i.e., 66.3%. The calculated paired ‘t’ test value of t = 26.390 was found to be statistically highly significant at p<0.001 level. This clearly indicates that mustard plaster application on knee pain administered to the elderly people was found to effective in reducing the level of the knee pain among the elderly in the experimental group. In the control group knee pain, pre-test mean score was 8.00 with SD of 1.62 and the post-test mean score was 7.67 with SD of 1.56. The mean difference was 0.33 i.e., 3.3%. The calculated paired ‘t’ test value of t = 1.836 was not found to be statistically significant. This clearly indicates that there was no difference in the pre-test and post-test level of knee pain among the elderly in the control group. In the comparison of the pre-test experimental group, the mean score was 7.66 with SD of 1.56 and the mean score of pain in the control group was 8.00 with SD of 1.62. The mean difference was 0.34 i.e., 3.3%. The calculated student independent ‘t’ test value of t = 0.812 was not found to be statistically significant. This clearly indicates that there was no difference in the pre-test level of knee pain among the elderly between the experimental and control group. In the comparison of the post-test experimental group, the mean score of 1.03 with SD of 1.16 and the mean score of pain in the control group was 7.67with SD of 1.56. The mean difference was 6.63 i.e., 66.3%. The calculated student independent ‘t’ test value of t = 18.686 was found to be statistically highly significant at p<0.001 level. This clearly indicates that there was significant difference in the post-test level of knee pain among elderly between the experimental and control group which clearly infers that mustard plaster application on knee pain administered to the elderly people was found to effective in reducing the level of the knee pain among elderly in the experimental group than the elderly in the control group who had no intervention. Association revealed that the clinical variables (Body mass index, knee pain and type of pain) had shown statistically significant association with pre-test level of knee pain among elderly people with osteoarthritis at p<0.05, p<0.05 and p≤0.001 respectively and the other demographic variables had not shown statistically significant association with pre-test level of knee pain among elderly people with osteoarthritis in the experimental group. Association revealed that the clinical variables (knee pain and type of pain) had shown statistically significant association with pre-test level of knee pain among elderly people with osteoarthritis at p<0.05 and the other demographic variables had not shown statistically significant association with pre-test level of knee pain among fulfillment with osteoarthritis in the control group. The study findings revealed that there was a significantly reduce the level of knee pain among elderly people in the experimental group. Hence the mustard plaster application was effective on knee pain among elderly people who has osteoarthritis.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Effectiveness, Mustard Plaster Application, Knee Pain, Elderly People, Osteoarthritis, Selected Old Age Home, Trichy District. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Medical Surgical Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jan 2022 03:04 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jan 2022 14:18 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/18951 |
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