Malathi, P (2012) An experimental study to assess the effectiveness of nursing strategies on quality of life among elderly living in selected old age homes at Chennai. Masters thesis, Mohamed Sathak A.J.College of Nursing, Chennai.
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Abstract
Aging compromises the physical and psychological faculties of elderly. Deficits in the quality of social relationships lead to feelings of isolation and loneliness in elderly which is a risk factor for poor physical and mental health. Aims: (a) To assess the level of quality of life (QOL) among experimental and control group in the pre and post test. (b) To determine the effectiveness of nursing strategies among experimental and control group. (c) To associate the level of quality of life with selected demographic variables in experimental group. Methodology: An experimental study was done using Modified WHOQOLBREF scale in two settings. A total of 30 samples were selected by simple random sampling in each setting. Intervention was given to experimental group which included physical exercise, group work and recreational activities for about two weeks. Data was analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: About 19(63%) participants in experimental group and 24(80%) in control group had poor QOL in the pre test. The mean overall QOL of experimental group was 57.9 in the post test which was 36.1 in the pre test. There was a significant difference (p>0.001) in the level of QOL among experimental group before and after the nursing strategies. There was a significant difference (p>0.001) in the level of QOL between experimental and control group after the nursing strategies. There was a significant association (p>0.05) between age, educational status, monthly income, duration of stay at old age home and the level of QOL in experimental group. Conclusion: Structured program of activities would be helpful for the elderly in order to overcome the loneliness and for the better QOL.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Effectiveness of Nursing Strategies; Quality of Life; Elderly Living; Old Age Homes; Chennai. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Psychiatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Dec 2017 06:40 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Dec 2017 06:40 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/4385 |
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