Efficacy of Counselling for Anxiety and Stress Prone Diabetic  Patients

Dr.Kalyani Kenneth

Volume : I, Issue : V, October - 2012

Efficacy of Counselling for Anxiety and Stress Prone Diabetic Patients

Dr. Kalyani Kenneth

Abstract :

This article highlights the effect of counseling as an intervention strategy in reducing the level of anxiety and stress among the diabetic patients. It is observed that majority of the diabetic patients are prone to very high levels of anxiety and stress, research studies indicate. Hence the current researcher wanted to observe if counseling could influence the status of anxiety and stress among the diabetic patients and turnout patients who can live healthy life styles. Data from 30 diabetic patients, who were willing to participate in the research study (of Aruna Diabetic Center, a private clinic in Chennai of Dr. A. Pannerselvam) was collected. To measure level of Anxiety – Taylor�s Manifest Anxiety Scale was used. For measuring Stress – Development of Stressful Life Events questionnaire by – Dr.Latha Satish (1997) was used, and the Life–Style assessment questionnaire of Apollo Family Health Scan question (1990) was used. Pre and Post Experimental and Control group design was adopted for the current research. Test of significance (�t� test) was used to find the mean difference between the groups. Results portray significant change in the anxiety and stress levels of the diabetic patients for whom counseling was introduced.