“A study to evaluate the effectiveness of a planned teaching programme regarding knowledge on arthritis and its management among geriatric population in a selected Community of Gurugram”.

Background of the study: The term arthritis literally means =inflammation of a joint‘ but arthritis is actually a collection of more than 100 distinct, conditions. The cause of arthritis is unknown, but it may result from a combination of environmental, demographic, infections, genetic factors, Socioeconomic, psychological, and lifestyle factors.¹Aim: To find out the effectiveness of planned teaching program in improving knowledge of geriatrics population in regards to management of arthritis. Methodology: The experimental study was conducted using pre-experimental research design (one group pre-test post-test design) at community of Gurugram. The conceptual framework use in the study was General System theory. The total sample size for the study was 60 geriatric populations. Written a consent has obtained from the samples. Purposive sample technique has used and data collection by structured knowledge questionnaire. Results: The study data reveals that the mean ± SD post-test knowledge score (15.82±1.909) of geriatric regarding management of arthritis is higher than the mean pre-test knowledge score (5.38 ±1.728). It shows that planned teaching program was effective in increasing knowledge regarding management of arthritis. The data also revealed that there is statistically significant relationship between knowledge score regarding management of arthritis and age, religion, educational status among geriatric population in a selected community of Gurugram. Conclusion: The planned teaching program was found to be effective in increasing the knowledge among geriatric population regarding arthritis.