Sajini, R (2015) Effect of pranayama on stress among hysterectomy women at selected community, Kulasekharam, Kanyakumari District. Masters thesis, Sree Mookambika College of Nursing, Kulasekharam.
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Abstract
Hysterectomy is one of the commonest gynaecological surgeries removing a “valued object” which could be related to pain both physical and psychological. The major psychosocial problems are mainly belongs to domains of pain, stress, sexuality and psychological wellbeing, Stress is among the most frequently experienced emotional problems after hysterectomy.The main objectives of the study were, To find out the level of stress among hysterectomy women. To assess the effectiveness of pranayama on stress reduction among hysterectomy women. The research design selected for the study was pre experimental one group pretest-posttest design. A purposive sampling techniques was used to obtain a sample of 30 hysterectomy women who satisfied the inclusion criteria pre test stress level was estimated on the first day by using perceived stress scale followed by pranayama was practiced by the samples for 4weeks. Finally post test stress level was estimated using the same scale. Ethical aspect of this study maintained throughout the study. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study identified that 3% of the sample had mild stress, 67% of the sample had moderate stress, 23% of the sample had severe stress, and none of the sample had no stress. The study result shows that the pre test mean value is 71.3 and pre test SD is 11.7. The post test mean value is 41 and post test SD is 8.6. The mean difference is 30. The calculated ‘t’ value is 25 is higher than the table value 2.045. Hence there is an reduction in stress level after administration of pranayama among hysterectomy women. The study concluded that pranayama found to be an effective relaxation therapy in reduce stress level among hysterectomy women.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | hysterectomy women ; stress ; pranayama. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Jul 2017 06:03 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Feb 2018 12:03 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/2161 |
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