Sobarani, Shanmugam (2016) Assess the psychological and social impacts of epilepsy among epileptic clients attending neuro out patients department at Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madurai Medical College, Madurai.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES : To assess the psychological and social impacts of epilepsy among epileptic clients attending neuro out patients department at government Rajaji hospital madurai. To compare the psychological and social impacts of epilepsy among male and female epileptic clients attending neuro out patients department at government Rajaji hospital, madurai. To associate the psychological and social impacts of epilepsy among epileptic clients with their selected socio demographic variable. To distribute the instructional module to reduce psychological and social impacts of epileptic clients attending neuro Out Patients Department at government Rajaji hospital, Madurai. CONCEPTUAL FRAME WORK : Modified Ida Jean Orlando’s professional response theory. METHODOLOGY: quantitative approach with descriptive design. Univariant non probability consecutive sampling technique was adopted. SETTING : The study was conducted at Neuro outpatient department, Government Rajaji Hospital Madurai. Data collected by using standardized QOLIE-31 tool. Assessed psychological and social impacts of epilepsy (n=136) on day38, the data collection was over. CONCLUSION : The study revealed that was most of the clients were on moderate psychological and social impacts of epilepsy also there was a difference in male and female of psychological and social impacts at p 0.0001 level of significance. Based on one way ANNOVA selected demographic variables such as age, occupation, income, duration of illness and sleeping pattern was associated at P= <.000 level.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Psychological ; Social Impacts ; Epilepsy ; Neuro Out Patients ; Madurai |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Aug 2017 05:58 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Feb 2018 01:29 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/2230 |
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