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International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing

Volume 10, Issue 1, 2023
Mcmed International
International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing
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XXX-XXXX (Print), XXXX-XXXX (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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Title
A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF WRITING THERAPY ON LEVEL OF DEPRESSION AMONG ELDERLY IN KARUNYA VISHRANTI BHAVAN AND SAI GRAM KERALA, TRIVANDRUM
Author
Dr.C.Starmine
Email
starsujin6pearl@gmail.com
keyword
writing therapy,depression
Abstract
Writing is a disciplinary act that gives new insights oneself. It is a therapy prescribed for everybody, not just for the disturbed, distressed or dying. Objectives of the study were: to assess the pretest level of depression among elderly, to assess the posttest level of depression among elderly, To find out the effectiveness of writing therapy, to determine the association between level of depression among elderly and socio demographic variables. The study was conducted at Sai Gram Kerala and Karunya Vishranthi Bhavan, Trivandrum . purposive sampling technique was used. In two old age homes, the investigator selected 30 elders in experimental group and 30 elders for control group. The investigator conducted a pretest for all the elders in both setting and identified mild and moderate level of depression among elders. Modified Yesavage Geriatric depression was developed to evaluate the effectiveness. The Comparison of posttest level of depression showed a mean value of 11.26 with S.D 3.34 and 17.23 with S.D 1.71 and ‘t’ value 9.823, at P<0.05 level of significance. The analysis revealed that level of depression had statistically significant association
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