Umarani, Subramanian (2016) Effectiveness of play activity on fine motor skills among mentally retarded children at selected mentally retarded school in Madurai. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madurai Medical College, Madurai.
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Abstract
Effectiveness of play activity on fine motor skills among mentally retarded children at selected mentally retarded school in Madurai. Objectives : To assess the level of fine motor skills among mentally retarded children in both experimental and control group; to evaluate the effectiveness of play activity on fine motor skills among mentally retarded children and to associate the fine motor skills among mentally retarded children with their selected socio demographic variables. Hypotheses: There is a significant difference between pretest and post test level of fine motor skills among mentally retarded children; There is a significant difference between post test level of fine motor skills in experimental and control group of mentally retarded children, there is significant association between the fine motor skills among mentally retarded children with their selected socio demographic variables. Conceptual frame work: Modified wiedenbach’s prescriptive theory. Methodology: True experimental pretest - posttest control group design was used. Study was conducted in Anbagam Institute for mentally retarded children, Madurai. 30 in each (experimental and Control) group selected by simple random sampling. Madras Developmental Programming System – Behavioural Scale used to assess the fine motor skills. Play activity was given to experimental group, 30 minutes for 15 days. Post test was conducted after 5 weeks. Results: A significant improvement in fine motor skills. Association between fine motor skills and type of delivery was significant at p< 0.042. Conclusion: Play activity was effective in improving the fine motor skills among mentally retarded children.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Play Activity ; Fine Motor Skills ; Mentally Retarded Children ; Mentally Retarded School ; Madurai |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Aug 2017 06:16 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Feb 2018 17:39 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/2232 |
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