Suganthi, T (2012) Effectiveness of aromatherapy in reduction of depression among senior citizens residing at selected old age homes in Madurai, Tamilnadu. Masters thesis, Matha College of Nursing, Manamadurai.
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Abstract
Depression is a chronic, relapsing, recurrent disorder, and is known as the disease of the century. It is the fourth most important determinant of the global burden of disease. Depression has a poor recognition rate, but excellent treatability and excellent survival rate with adequate treatment. However much little attention has been given to depression among senior citizens and it is considered as an event in the aging process. Aromatherapy is a form of alternative medicine that uses oils obtained from plants, herbs, resins, either applied to the skin or baths for promoting health and wellbeing. In this study aromatherapy has been used to reduce the elderly depression. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM A study to assess the effectiveness of aromatherapy in reduction of depression among senior citizens residing at selected old age homes in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. METHODOLOGY Quantitative research approach was used in this study. The research design adopted for this study was experimental design. The study was conducted in Inba Illam old age home, Pasumalai and Mahatma old age home, Villapuram. Samples were selected by simple random sampling by lottery method. The sample size was 60 senior citizens with depression who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. OBJECTIVES 1. To assess the pre test and post test level of depression among the senior citizens in control groupand experimental group residing at selected old age homes. 2. To compare the post test level of depression among the senior citizens in control group and experimental group residing at selected old age homes. 3. To compare the effectiveness of aromatherapy in terms of reduction in depression among the senior citizens in control group and experimental group residing at selected old age homes. 4. To find out the association between post test level of depression and selected demographic variables such as age, gender, religion, educational status, pre-retirement employment status, marital status, source of income, family support, nature of admission to the old age home and period of stay among the senior citizens in control group and experimental group residing at selected old age homes. MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE STUDY: Most of the samples, in control group 11 (36.7%) and in experimental group 13 (43.3%) were in the age group of 60- 69 yrs. Females outnumber males, in control group 19 (63.3%) and in experimental group 16 (53.3%). Most of the senior citizens were widow/ widower, 15 (50%) in control group and 20 (66.7%) in experimental group. Family support was inadequate 24 (80%) in control group and 14 (46.7%) in experimental group. In control group 16 (53.3%) and 13 (43.3%) in experimental group were admitted to the old age homes by others (known persons). Preretirement employment status was unemployed / house wife, 10 (33.3%) in control group and 13 (43.3%) in experimental group. 12 (40%) in control group and 13 (43.3%) in experimental group completed primary education. The level of depression between the pre test and post test of control and experimental group were similar, with mild variation. Twentynine (96.7%) of the samples in pre test and 27 (90%) in the post test in the control group had mild depression; where as in the experimental group 27 (90%) in the pre test and 28 (93.3%) in the post test had mild depression. In the control group 1 (3.3%) had severe depression in the pre test and 2 (6.7%) in the post test: but in the experimental group only 3(10%) had severe depression in the pre test where as none had severe depression in the post test. The overall pre test mean score and post test mean score level of depression in control group is more or less same, the paired ‘t’ value was t28 = 2.535 and the table value was 2.756 which has shown that it was not significant at p<0.01 level. The overall post test mean score level of depression was higher than the pre test mean score level of depression in experimental group, the paired ‘t’ value was t28 = 11.65 and the table value was 2.756 which has shown that it was significant at p<0.01 level.The effectiveness of aromatherapy has been experimental on both control group and experimental group. The post test level of depression at the experimental group (13.23) is lesser than the control group (15.87). The calculated value was 3.333 which were higher than the table value 2.663; which indicates that the level of depression has been reduced after the aromatherapy. There was a significant association between level of depression and their selected demographic variable- marital status in the control group. There was a significant association between level of depression and their selected demographic variables such as educational status, preretirement employment status and nature of admission to the old age home.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Aromatherapy; Reduction of Depression; Senior Citizens; Old Age Homes; Madurai |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Dec 2017 07:57 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Dec 2017 07:57 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/4270 |
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