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Parneet Kaur ¹, Prabhjot Singh ²

Affiliations
1 Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, IN
2 Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab, IN

Abstract

Breast pain due to nipple sore is one of the most common complaints that health care provider encounters in breast feeding mothers. The causes of nipple sores are mainly due to improper techniques of breast feeding, poor breast hygiene and timing of breast feeding. The aim of the study is to evaluate effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme on knowledge regarding prevention of nipple sore among postnatal mothers. A pre-experimental research design with purposive sampling and one group pretest post-test was used for the study. The data was collected utilizing a structured knowledge interview. On the first day pretest was taken and Planned Teaching Programme was administered to the group. Post-testwas taken after 5 days. Data was compiled and analysed by using Range, mean, median, standard deviation, paired t test and chi square and it was presented through tables and figures. It was found that more than half i.e. 72% postnatal mothers were having average knowledge and 28% were having poor knowledge. Effectiveness of Planned Teaching Programme was evaluated and it was found effective as after this intervention none of the postnatal mother had poor knowledge score and 26% mother had good knowledge sore and 74% had average score. The calculated value of paired 't' test (19.88) is more than table value (2.01). Statistically it was found that there was an association between the educational status and knowledge of postnatal mothers.

Keywords

Effectiveness, Knowledge, Planned Teaching Programme, Nipple Sore, Prevention of Nipple Sore, Postnatal Mothers.

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Prabhjot Singh ¹, Parneet Kaur ¹

Affiliations
1 Desh Bhagat University, Mandi, Gobindgarh, Punjab, IN

Abstract

The present study was conducted to assess the social problems and coping strategies of senior citizens in selected rural areas of district Patiala, Punjab. A non-experimental research approach with descriptive survey design was used to collect the relevant information from 140 senior citizens at village Tarkheri Kalan. The data were collected by conducting a structured interview schedule and then compiled and analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. After analysis, data were presented through tables and figures. Findings revealed that 37% of the subjects usually and 33% of the subjects sometimes feel loneliness. Whereas 39% of the subjects usually and 33% of the subjects sometime experiencing problems due to poor health and the results also shows that 38% of subjects sometime and 37% of the subjects usually economically dependent on others whereas 44% of the subjects are usually and 31% of the subjects are sometimes abused by other people. At last 45% of the subjects sometime and 22% of the subjects rarely experiencing problems related to their family and community members. Study also concluded that majority of subjects i.e. 94.3% had adaptive coping strategies and only a few percentage i.e. 5.7% of subjects had maladaptive coping strategies. The study was limited to the senior citizens staying with their family members. Similar study could be carried out on the problems of senior citizens staying in old age homes and a comparative study could be undertaken in the rural and urban areas.

Keywords

Senior Citizens, Social Problems, Coping Strategies.

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