Mary Nithya, P (2019) A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Balloon Therapy on Respiratory Parameters among Children Aged between 6-12 Years with Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Selected Hospitals, at Dindigul District. Masters thesis, Sakthi College of Nursing, Dindigul.
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Abstract
A study was conducted “To assess the effectiveness of balloon therapy on respiratory parameters among children aged between 6-12 years with lower respiratory tract infection in selected Hospitals at Dindigul District” was done by Mrs. Mary Nithya. P as a partial fulfilment of the requirement for degree of Master of Science in Nursing to the Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R.Medical University, Chennai, during the year 2017-2019. The objectives of the study were, 1. To assess the pre test and post test level of respiratory parameters among the children with Lower respiratory tract infection in the control and experimental group. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of balloon therapy on respiratory parameters among the children with Lower respiratory tract infection in experimental group. 3. To find out the association between the post-test level of respiratory parameters with selected demographic variables among the children with lower respiratory tract infection in control and experimental group. In this study a quasi-experimental research design was adopted. Nonprobability Purposive sampling technique was used to selected the sample, each 30 sample in control and experimental group equally. The level of respiratory parameters assess by using observational check list for both groups, in experimental group received balloon blowing exercise. In experimental group, majority there were 15 (50.0%) age group of 6-8 years, 19 (63.3%) males, 14 (46.7%) participants were first child, 16 (53.3%) participants were from nuclear family, 15 (50.0%) participants belonged to Hindu religion 13 (43.3%) were from urban areas, 16 (53.3%) had income of more than Rs. 10000 above, 13 (43.3%) participants fathers were private employees, 12 (40.0%) participants were having bronchitis, 16 (53.3%) had previous history hospitalization, 14 (46.7%) had no duration of hospitalization, 27 (90.0%) had no pets at home, 14 (46.7%) had dust allergen, 28 (93.3%) had no previous habits of balloon blowing exercise. The data gathered was analysed by descriptive and inferential statistical method and interpretations were made based on the objectives of the study. During the pre-test in the experimental group 11 (36.7%) had mild respiratory distress and 19 (63.3%) had moderate respiratory distress. During the post test, in experimental group 29 (96.7%) had no respiratory distress and 1 (3.3%) had mild respiratory distress. In control group, 14 (46.7%) had mild respiratory distress and 16 (53.3%) had moderate respiratory distress. During post-test there is no changes in respiratory parameters in control group. The calculated ‘t’ value for overall intervention was 1.000, which was not significant at P<0.326 level. It can be concluded that there is no difference in pre test and post test in control group. The calculated ‘t’ value for overall intervention was -15.537, which was highly significant at P<0.001 level. That the balloon therapy was effective among children with lower respiratory tract infection in experimental group. The calculated ‘t’ value for overall intervention was -15.521 which was highly significant at P<0.001 level. It can be concluded that the balloon therapy was effective in improving the respiratory parameters among children with lower respiratory tract infection in experimental group than in control group. In experimental group the obtained χ2 values computed that there was a significant association seen between post test level of respiratory parameters and age of the children (p=0.010), showing that the post test level of respiratory parameters is dependent on the age of the children in the experimental group. There was a significant association seen between post test level of respiratory parameters and previous habits of balloon blowing exercise (p=0.001), showing that the post test level of respiratory parameters is dependent on the previous habits of balloon blowing exercise in the experimental group. While all the other parameters viz. gender of the child, order of birth, type of family, religion, residence, income, occupation of father, diagnosis, previous hospitalization, duration of hospitalization, pet animals in home and type of allergen had no significant association with post test level of respiratory parameters (p>0.05), showing that post test respiratory level is independent of these demographic variables in the experimental group. The study findings reveal that there was significant improvement in respiratory parameters in experimental group. Hence balloon blowing exercises were beneficial among children with lower respiratory tract infection.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Effectiveness, Balloon Therapy, Respiratory Parameters, Children Aged 6-12 Years, Lower Respiratory Tract Infection, Selected Hospitals, Dindigul District. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Paediatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jan 2022 03:28 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jan 2022 15:34 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/18959 |
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