Post natal exercise is very important to the global world and after delivery of the women exercise is great way to get back to the pre-pregnant weight. Exercise is the physical activity that is planned structured and repetitive for the purpose of conditioning any part of the body. Exercise is used to improve health, maintain stiffness and is important as a means of physical rehabilitation. After exertions of giving birth exercise actually help the body to recover. This study is descriptive in nature. The study sample consists of 30 mothers in post natal period that had normal delivery. Non-probability Sampling technique was used to select the sample. Self-structured questionnaire was used to find out the knowledge regarding postnatal exercise among post natal mothers. The study finding revealed that most the mothers 40% had adequate knowledge, 23% of participants had moderately adequate knowledge and only 7% of participants had inadequate knowledge regarding post natal exercise. And there was significant relation between the knowledge of post natal mothers regarding post natal exercise and the selected demographic variables. Health education was given to the mothers to help improve and upraise the mothers’ knowledge and health.
Art therapy is a collection of therapeutic approaches that involve creative arts. A study to assess the effectiveness of art therapy on anxiety and physiological parameters among hospitalized children in a selected hospital, Coimbatore. Quantitative research approach and quasi experimental research design was adopted for this study. Convenience sampling technique was used to collect a sample size of 40 among hospitalized school age children. The anxiety level was assessed using modified Spence children anxiety scale. The physiological parameters such as pulse, respiration and B.P were also assessed for experimental and control group. The calculated ‘t’ value is greater than the tabulated value at 5% level of significance. It explains that there is a significant difference between pre and posttest anxiety scores. Hence the art therapy is effective. There was a positive correlation between anxiety and physiological parameters. It is concluded that if anxiety increases, physiological parameters also increase. So physiological parameters were pertaining to the level of anxiety.
An true experimental pre-test post-test control group design was adapted to evaluate the effect of knowledge intervention regarding menstruation and menstrual hygiene in terms of knowledge and practice among adolescent girls studying in rural higher secondary schools of Madurai. The conceptual frame work was based on Metfessal-Michael education evaluation model. Random sampling was used and totally 100 samples of adolescent girls studying VIII standard were selected (50-experimental group and 50 for control group. The study was conducted in rural higher secondary schools among which Kallar government higher secondary school as experimental group and Government higher secondary school Chengapadi for control group. The tool used was structured questionnaire comprised of part -I regarding demographic variables and part-II regarding menstruation and menstrual hygiene in terms of knowledge and practice the pre-test regarding knowledge and practice of menstruation and menstrual hygiene was conducted for both experimental and control group. Then knowledge intervention on menstruation and menstrual hygiene was given to experimental group, then post-test was done for both the experimental and control group. Result: The mean post-test knowledge of experimental group was (26.48) higher than the mean pre-test knowledge score (18.38). In experimental group the post-test result revealed that 43(86%) and 47(94%) had adequate knowledge and satisfactory practice respectively. In control 34(68%) had inadequate knowledge and 15(30%) have moderately satisfactory practice in post-test. The major finding of the study revealed that knowledge intervention was effective regarding menstruation and menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls.
Cerebrovascular accident remains one of the most devastating of all neurological diseases, globally the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability. Cerebrovascular accident mainly affects individuals at the peak of their productive life and layer a greater range of disabilities than any other condition. According to World Health Organization (WHO)1 criteria, cerebrovascular accident is defined as "rapidly developing clinical symptoms and/or focal and at times global loss of cerebral function, with symptoms lasting more than 24 hours or leading to death, with no apparent cause other than of vascular origin". This study is descriptive in nature. The study sample consists of 30 nurses working in neurology unit. Convenience sampling technique was used to select the samples. Self-structured Validated questionnaire was used to assess the awareness level of nurses regarding management of patients with cerebrovascular accident. The study finding revealed that most the nurses 40% had adequate awareness, 36% of participants had moderate awareness and only 24% of participants had inadequate awareness level regarding management of patients with cerebrovascular accident. And there was no association between the awareness levels of nurses with their demographic variables.It was noted that nurses did not answer some important part of the questions, in which they needed reinforcement and adequate competency. This could be done by engaging them in continuous learning through the various approaches of training programs. This finding suggests that the nurse's awareness need to be increased up to the highest possible mark to ensure safe and quality health care services regarding cerebrovascular accident management and prevention of its complications.
A study aims to find out the adequate Knowledge regarding health hazards of smart phone usage among college students. Smart phone are one of advanced device that are almost used by every adolescent for maximum period of time the young generation with the age of 12-25 years is more incline to smart phone use as compare to the older generation. Adolescents age people are more flexible and susceptible the changing trends and style making them more technology dependent. The study design used was non experimental research design and samples for the study consisted of 30 selected nursing college students. An oral interview was conducted and questionnaire was used to collect information. After that Pre-test structured questionnaire was given to college students by purposive sampling technique. After seventh day post test was done among college students. The finding of the study was effective on in to the knowledge regarding health hazards of smart phone usage among selected college students.