A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF RELAXATION TECHNIQUES FOR THE PROMOTION OF GENERAL WELL-BEING AMONG NURSING STUDENTS AT SELECTED COLLEGES OF MOHALI, PUNJAB.

Author Name: 1. Ms. Salma Mughal 2. Ms. Gurjot Kaur

Volume/Issue: 06/07

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/12.2025-94865978/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. M.Sc. (N) Students, Saraswati Nursing Institute, Kurali, Punjab., India. 
2. Associate Professor, Saraswati Nursing Institute, Kurali, Punjab., India. 

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Relaxation technique (is also known as relaxation training) is a method, process, procedure or activity that helps a person to relax and calm. Relaxation techniques such as yoga and deep breathing exercises help the students to manage the stressors and promoting calmness and reducing physical and psychological tension. AIM OF THE STUDY: A Quasi-Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Relaxation Techniques for the Promotion of General Well-Being among Nursing Students at Selected Colleges of Mohali, Punjab. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A Quantitative Research Approach and Quasi-Experimental pre-test post-test research design was used in the present study. Slovin’s formula was used to determine sample size. Convenient sampling technique was used to select 200 nursing students. The standardized tool i.e PGI General Well-being Measure was used to assess the general well-being among selected nursing students. The intervention contains the yoga and deep breathing exercises for 7 days in experimental group whereas no intervention was given to the control group. A descriptive and inferential statistics was used to analyse the data. RESULTS: The results revealed that in pre-test mean score and SD in experimental group was (24.07±3.596) compared to control group mean score and SD was (24.710±1.387). In post-test where mean score and SD in experimental was (30.50±2.747) compared to control mean score and SD was (24.44±1.805). In pretest, majority of the subjects had average well-being feeling in both experimental group and control group. In post-test, majority of the subjects (58%) had above average well-being feeling in experimental group whereas, majority of the subjects (92%) had average well-being in control group. There was significant association post-test well-being score with socio-demographic in father’s educational status and father’s occupational status in experimental group and educational qualification in control group. There was no significant association of post-test well-being score with all others socio-demographic variables in experimental group and control group. CONCLUSION:-The study concluded that relaxation techniques were effective for the promotion of general well-being.

Key words: Relaxation techniques, General well-being, Nursing students.