Shanthi, L (2012) To assess the effectiveness of video assisted teaching of spinal exercises and body mechanics on low back pain disability among perimenopausal women at selected urban areas in Madurai. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madurai Medical College, Madurai.
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Abstract
Women’s lives have changed over the centuries. Today most people are expected to live well into their 70s or 80s and some women will live almost half of their lives after their menopause. Perimenopause is the transition period of menopause in which the women are at risk of low back pain disability due to degenerative process affecting the spinae erector muscles. In addition, the menopausal women also experience a decrease in oestrogen level, which stimulate osteoclastic activity and initiates a reduction in bone mineral density. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 1. To assess the level of low back pain disability among perimenopausal women in experimental and control group. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of video assisted teaching of spinal exercises and body mechanics on low back pain disability among perimenopausal women in experimental and control group. 3. To compare the effectiveness of video assisted teaching of spinal exercises and body mechanics on low back pain disability among perimenopausal women between experimental and control group 4. To associate the effectiveness video assisted of spinal exercise and body mechanic on Low back pain disability among perimenopausal women with their selected demographic variables. METHODOLOGY The conceptual framework adopted for this study was modified Pender’s health promotion model. The methodology used for this study was a quasiexperimental pre and posttest control design. A sample size of perimenopausal women 30 from Munichalai for experimental group and 30 from Pudur for control group was selected for this study based on the inclusion criteria. A viii simple random sampling technique was used to collect the samples. The tool used for this study was Modified Oswestry low back pain disability questionnaire. Pretest assessment was done on level of low back pain for experimental and control group. The perimenopausal women were made to do spinal exercises and body mechanics with video assisted teaching. Post test assessment was done on level of low back pain for experimental and control group. Data analysis and interpretation were done by using frequencies, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson chi-square test and Student’s ‘t’ test. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics like chi-square test and Pearson Correlation Coefficient. FINDINGS Comparing the percentage of pretest score on low back pain disability in experimental group was 56.7% and control group was 55.1% and post test score in experimental group was 36.6% and control group was 52.7%. It was analyzed by using Student’s independent t-test. Experimental group was reduced to 23.1% and it is 2.4% in control group. This percentage of reduction 23.1% is the net benefit of video assisted teaching of spinal exercises body mechanics on low back pain disability, which indicates the effectiveness of the study. In association of post test score with demographic variable among experimental and control group, the results showed that in experimental group, the younger, normal delivery and normal body mass index women had reduction in level of low back pain than others. CONCLUSION Low back pain is a major health problem among perimenopausal women in India. Since nurses have a key role in preventive, curative and rehabilitative aspects of health care, the nursing personnel should educate the women, so that the quality of life will be improved. The intervention was found to be very effective in prevention of low back pain and rehabilitative measures also among perimenopausal women.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Video Assisted; Teaching Of Spinal Exercises; Body Mechanics; Low Back Pain Disability; Perimenopausal Women; Madurai |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Dec 2017 06:31 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Dec 2017 06:31 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/4344 |
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