A QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURE TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING IMPORTANCE OF PLAY THERAPY IN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AMONG UNDER FIVE MOTHERS IN SELECTED RURAL AREAS OF MEHSANA DISTRICT

Author Name: 1. Mrs. Niki Patel, 2. Ms. Kokani Anjali, Ms. Vanik Krupal, Mr. Gavli Lalu, Mr. Chaudhary Shailesh, Mr. Gadhavi Jaydan

Volume/Issue: 05/04

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/09.2024-11369989/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. HOD of Medical Surgical Nursing Department, Merchant Nursing College Basna, Mehsana, Gujarat, India.
2. 4th Year B.sc Nursing student, Merchant Nursing, College, Basna, Mehsana, Gujarat, India.

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Play is considered a key facilitator for learning and development across domain, and reflects the Social and cultural contexts in which children live. Play therapy is a method of meeting and responding to children’s mental health needs and is widely accepted by experts as an effective and appropriate intervention in tackling children’s brain development. It is typically used in children ages 3 to 11 and provides a way for them to express their experiences and emotions through a natural, self-directed, self-healing process. As children’s experiences and knowledge are often transferred through play, self-knowledge and acceptance becomes an important tool. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess the existing knowledge of under five mothers on importance of play therapy in children to evaluate the effectiveness of Structured teaching programme on importance of play therapy in children, to find the association between post-test knowledge score and their selected demographic variables. DESIGN: Quantitative research approach and the quasi experimental one group pre-test post-test research design was used in this study. PARTICIPANTS :A total 60 sample were included in a study who met the sampling criteria and probability simple random sampling technique used. TOOL: The researcher used self structured questionnaire for collect the data. INTERVENTIONS: Structured teaching programme was given to the under five mothers. RESULT: The data collection tools contain demographic variables, to assess the knowledge. The result shows that the highest (82%) of mothers belong to the age group 24-26years, majority (50℅) of mother were educated till primary education, majority (90%) of mothers were non working, equally (50%) of mothers were having income from 10,000-15,000/- and (50℅) of mothers were having income above 15,000/-, majority (74%) of mothers belong to joint family. CONCLUSION: The findings of the study revealed that structured teaching programme helps in improving knowledge regarding importance of play therapy among under five mothers.

Key words: Assess, Effectiveness, Structured teaching Programme, Knowledge, Play therapy and Under five mothers.