Principal, Sree Vidyanikethan College of Nursing A Rangampet, near Tirupathi, Chandragiri Mandal, Chittoor District-A.P.
*Correnseponding author: Dr. S Anuradha Principal, Sree Vidyanikethan College of Nursing Sree Sainath Nagar A. Rangampet, Chandragiri (Mandal) Chittoor(Dt), Andhrapradesh-517102 Email. ID: svcnp@vidyanikethan.edu
Online published on 4 July, 2016.
Aging is the normal process of the related change, which begins with birth and continues throughout the life. Many times, there are multiple stressors such as illness, and the loss of spouse. These multiple stressors may be too much for a elderly person to deal with this may lead to depression and the need to divert by guided imagery therapy.
Guided imagery is a programme of directed thoughts ad suggestions that guide imagination toward a relaxed, focused state.
Highest percentage (95%)of elderly people was in the age group of 60–70 years, only 5% was in the age group of 71–80 years. Majority (82%) of elderly people were Males and the females were 17.5%. Widows were 20% and 10% were widowers. Majority (57.5%) of elderly people had no formal education, their occupation reveals that 70% of them were farmers. Majority of them (82.5%) were belongs to low socio economic status. All of them were Hindus (100%).
In the pre-test majority 38(97.5%) of the elders had inadequate knowledge 1(2.5%) had moderate knowledge and none of them had adequate knowledge. In the post test majority of the elders 24(60%) had moderate knowledge, and 8(20%) had adequate knowledge and only 8(20) had inadequate knowledge.
The overall mean pre test knowledge score was 7.9 and standard deviation is 3.2, in the post test the mean is 15.97 and standard deviation is 5.0306. Compared pre test and post test, post test level of knowledge in elderly people was high. Paired t-Test to assess the pre and post test knowledge scores of elderly people shows that highly significant (16.95).
For the association between post test knowledge of the elderly people on guided imagery therapy with their selected demographic variables showed that no significant relation ship between knowledge of Guided imagery therapy and gender, religion and there is highly significant relationship between age, marital status, education, occupation and income.
Effect, Structured Teaching Programme, Guided imagery therapy, Elderly people
