Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research

Maheswari Thapa ¹, Upasana Rai ¹, Ch. Bijaya Devi ², Kritana Chettri ², Sonia Wahengbam ², Srijana Sharma ², Barkha Devi ¹, P. Shashirani ¹

Affiliations
1 Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, Gangtok, Sikkim, IN
2 Sikkim Manipal College of Nursing, SMIMS, Gangtok, IN

Abstract

The waste produced in the course of healthcare activities carries a higher potential for infection and injury than any other type of waste. Inadequate and inappropriate knowledge and practice of handling of healthcare waste may have serious health consequences and significant impact on the environment therefore the investigators conduct a survey study to assess the knowledge and practices of Safai Karmachari regarding biomedical waste management. Investigators adopted the descriptive co-relational design where 30 Safai Karmachari were selected by non-probability convenient sampling technique at CRH, Gangtok. Validated structured interview schedule and observational checklist were used to collect data. The findings of the study reveals that knowledge regarding the meaning (96.6%), storage (45%) and 71.6% on disposal/treatment of bio medical waste management was found to be better. Regarding practices, segregation was practiced by 16.67% whereas (93.33%) practiced transportation and there was a significant association between practice and years of experience as seen by χ² value (p < 0.05). The importance of training regarding biomedical waste management needs emphasis, lack of proper and complete knowledge about biomedical waste management impacts practices of appropriate waste segregation.

Keywords

Knowledge, Practice, Safai Karmachari, Bio Medical Waste Management, Waste Management.

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Maheswari Thapa ¹, Debarchana Mandal ², Shipra Modak ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Nursing, Aliah University, Park Circus Campus, Beniapukur, Kolkata, IN
2 West Bengal Govt. College of Nursing, SSKM Hospital Campus, Kolkata, IN

Abstract

A quasi experimental time series research design was adopted to find out the effect of Jacobson’s Progressive Muscle Relaxation (JPMR) technique on the stress of elderly living in selected old age homes, Kolkata with the objectives to assess the pre-test level of stress among elderly in both experimental and control group, to find out the effect of JPMR technique on level of stress in experimental group and to compare the effect of JPMR technique between experimental and control group. The conceptual framework was based on J. W. Kenny’s Open System Model. The non-probability purposive sampling technique was used to select 60 elderly (30 in each experimental and control group). A semi structured interview schedule and Perceived Stress Questionnaire were used to collect the data. The study findings showed that most of the elderly in experimental group (46.67%) and control group (50%) experienced moderate level of stress. The findings also showed that the JPMR technique was effective in reducing stress in experimental group as evident from ‘t ’ value of 10.77 [‘t’df (29) =3.66] at 0.001 level of significance. The JPMR technique was effective in reducing stress in experimental group than control group as evident from ‘t ’ value of 2.21 [‘t ’ df (58) =2.01] at 0.05 level of significance. This study has several implications in nursing education, practice, administration and research. The study was concluded with recommendations for conducting on larger samples for better generalization of the findings and a comparative study with different relaxation techniques used in stress management.

Keywords

Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique, JPMR, Stress, Elderly, Old Age Homes.

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