Volume : V, Issue : XII, December - 2016

EFFECTIVENESS OF SLEEP MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN REDUCING INSOMNIA AMONG ELDERLY

Dr. Mayuri K.

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 Aim/Objectives: ?e main objectives of the study to assess the level of insomnia among elderly, effectiveness of sleep management strategies in reducing insomnia among elderly, to find out the correlation between the effectiveness of sleep management strategies in reducing insomnia among elderly with the selected demographic variables. Methodology: Research Design–One group pre test – post test research design, population of the study comprised of both male and female above 60 years of age with insomnia, Sample consists of 30 elderly with insomnia attending psychiatry outpatient department in Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, technique– convenient sampling technique, instrument: Section–A: Demographic variables, Section–B: Modified Pittsburgh insomnia rating scale. Descriptive analysis– Mean, percentage of score and standard deviation– to describe the demographic variables of the elderly with insomnia, Sign test– to analyze the effectiveness between pre and post test of sleep status of elderly with insomnia. Inferential analysis: Correlation test– To analysis the correlation between demographic variables and sleep management strategies among elderly with insomnia. Results and Discussion: Improvement between pre test and post test score was revealed from the mean was 19.3 with standard deviation of 7.92. ?e sign test value is lesser than k value. Summary And Conclusion: ?e calculated value was lesser than k value so the alternative hypothesis was accepted. ?is shows that sleep management strategies in reducing insomnia among elderly was effective.

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Dr.MAYURI K., EFFECTIVENESS OF SLEEP MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN REDUCING INSOMNIA AMONG ELDERLY, International Journal of Scientific Research, Volume : 5 | Issue : 12 |December 2016


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