Lydia Jasmine, A (2011) Effectiveness of home based steam inhalation therapy on reducing the symptoms of acute upper respiratory tract infections among under five children in Nanchiyampalayam at Dharapuram. Masters thesis, Bishop’s College of Nursing, Dharapuram.
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Abstract
Acute upper respiratory infections (AURIs) continue to be the leading cause of acute illness worldwide and remain the most important cause of infant and young children mortality, accounting for about 2 million deaths each year, and ranking first among causes of disability – adjusted life – years (DALYs) lost in developing countries (94.6 millions, 6.3% of total). The populations most at risk for developing a fatal respiratory disease are the very young children. Upper respiratory infections (URIs) are very frequent but seldom life – threatening. The incidence of ARIs in children aged less than 5 years is estimated to be 0.29 and 0.05 child – year in developing and industrialized countries, respectively, which translates into 5 million new episodes each year, respectively. Although advice to use steam is very commonly given in primary care, there is only preliminary evidence from a review that steam may provide some symptomatic benefit in upper respiratory tract infection. This study was aimed to assess the effectiveness of home based steam inhalation therapy on reducing the symptoms of acute upper respiratory tract infections among under five children in Nanchiyampalayam at Dharapuram. The conceptual framework of the study was based on the Modified Wiedenbach’s Helping Art Of Clinical Nursing Theory (1964). The study made use of one group pretest post test pre experimental design. Purposive sampling technique was used to select 30 samples for the study. The tool used for the study was observation checklist and rating scale. The pretest was conducted and the steam inhalation was 13 given in the morning and evening for five days. The post test was done on the 6th day using the same observational checklist and rating scale. The data gathered was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. There is a significant difference between pretest and post test score (‘t’ value = 23.20). Statistical analysis showed that the steam inhalation in post test was highly significant at P<0.05 level. It is strongly supported that the steam inhalation was effective in reducing the symptoms of acute upper respiratory tract infection. The study findings revealed that there was a significant reduction in symptoms level followed by steam inhalation therapy among under five children with acute upper respiratory tract infection.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Home Based; Steam Inhalation Therapy; Reducing The Symptoms; Acute Upper Respiratory Tract Infections; Under Five Children; Dharapuram |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Dec 2017 10:47 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Feb 2018 17:23 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/4666 |
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