Effectiveness of back massage on the level of anxiety among patients posted for Cardiac Catheterization in Cardiology Ward at Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai

Sophia, G (2016) Effectiveness of back massage on the level of anxiety among patients posted for Cardiac Catheterization in Cardiology Ward at Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madurai Medical College, Madurai.

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Abstract

Effectiveness of Back massage on the level of anxiety among patients posted for cardiac catheterization in cardiology ward, Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. OBJECTIVES : Effectiveness of Back massage on level of anxiety in experimental group among patients posted for cardiac catheterization in cardiology ward, Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. Hypotheses : There is a significant difference between pretest and post-test level of anxiety among patients posted for cardiac catheterization in experimental group in cardiology ward, Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. There is a Significant difference between posttest level of anxiety among patients posted for cardiac catheterization in experimental group and control group in cardiology ward,Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. There is a significant association between the level of anxiety among patients posted for cardiac catheterization in cardiology ward with their selected socio demographic and clinical variables. Conceptual frame work : Modified Wiedenbachs Helping art of clinical nursing theory. METHODOLOGY : Quantitative approach,True experimental-Pretest and post test control Group design.60 subject selected by simple random sampling method, Conducted in Cardiology ward, Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. Pretest conducted by standardized tool.After obtaining consent from all the subjects back massage was given 20 minutes to interventional group. Post test was conducted20 minutes after the intervention for both group. RESULTS : Findings revealed, their was significant decrease in level of anxiety,tested at 0.001 level.Significant association was noted between post test score of Anxiety and socio demographic variables such as age,educational status,Family income, Duration of illness. CONCLUSION : This study shows, Back massage was significantly Reduce the Level of Anxiety Among patients posted for cardiac catheterization.

Item Type: Thesis (Masters)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Back Massage ; Level of Anxiety ; Patients ; Cardiac Catheterization ; Cardiology ; Madurai.
Subjects: NURSING > Medical Surgical Nursing
Depositing User: Ramakrishnan J
Date Deposited: 24 Jul 2017 11:42
Last Modified: 13 Feb 2018 01:35
URI: http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/2017

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