A Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Stress Reduction Programme on Stress among Wives of Alcoholics in a Selected Rural Area, Bangalore
Journal Title: International Journal of Practical Nursing - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
This study attempts to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Stress Reduction Programme on Stress among Wives of Alcoholics in a Selected Rural Area, Bangalore with objectives: To assess the stress level before administering the programme, To assess the stress level after administering the programme, To determine the effectiveness of stress reduction programme by comparing the stress levels before and after the programme, To associate the pre test stress level among the wives of alcoholics with their selected demographic variables. Stress Reduction Programme efficiency is tested using paired t-test and the results shows that there is a significant difference between the mean pre-test and post- test scores at 5% level of significance. Association between the other demographic variables and stress levels are tested using the Chi-Square tests and it is observed that there is significant association between the stress level and the demographic variables at 5% level of significance in educational status and no of children of the respondents. Therefore the Stress Reduction Programme is independent of the selected demographic variables and Stress Reduction Programme reduces the stress evenly in the categories of the selected demographic variables.
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Susan Wesley Nalli
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- EP ID EP570564
- DOI 10.21088/ijpn.2347.7083.6218.7
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