Ageing is a phase when an individual faces many physical and psychological changes with the passing of years that ultimately affects their life style and their health status also1. Psychological problems and changes in psychological health can directly affect daily activities of the person as he or she will not be able to carry out those activities with their full potential. And due to the less awareness and information about the psychological problems and treatment, they lack to access the services and treatment properly3. Method- Quantitative research approach was adopted; total 61 participants were selected through Consecutive sampling technique. Data was collected by administering Socio- demographic Performa, and Ryff’s Psychological well being scale. The data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Result- In the present study the psychological well being of people residing in elderly homes before the intervention was assessed using interview method. Results shows that majority of sample (91.8%) had good psychological well being , followed by average (8.19%) psychological well being during pre- intervention assessment. Where the post intervention level of psychological well being was found very good in 100% sample. Conclusion- The study concludes that the elderly who are residing in retirement homes without family have some sort of decrease in psychological well being for many reasons they are not able to adjust in the demographic shift and lose their well being. After getting involved in activities, elderly psychological well being was improved to some extent. For all the elderly living in selected old age homes, it’s found that getting involved in group task or activities is a good and effective way to overcome the situation, and it has helped to improved their psychological wellbeing.
Health is a holistic approach which include all physical, mental and social components. Symptoms of anxiety is normal part of every person's life sometimes due to which person's satisfaction can vary. One of the important diagnostic tool for examine the upper gastro intestinal tract is endoscopy. Endoscopy is a procedure usually done for purposes of diagnosis. It helps in increasing the rate for accuracy in diagnosis, decrease in complications etc and usually creates anxiety in patients. To enhance the satisfaction, need to evaluate and describe elaborate about the endoscopy procedure to the patient undergoing GI endoscopy. Nurse plays an important role in preparing patients for procedure before, during and after the procedure. METHOD- Aquantitative study was carried out among 107 patients underwent GI endoscopy. Likert scale and opinionnaire was used to check the satisfaction of the patient undergoing GI endoscopy. RESULT- The result of the study revealed that majority of study participants were between 30-40 years of age (71.03%). More than half sample were male (53.3%), Majority were graduate and above (32.7%), Less than half of participants had private job (43.9%), majority didn't had knowledge regarding endoscopy procedure (70.1%) and Most of the sample having diagnosis ulcer (25.2%) respectively. (51%) responded good regarding manner of team members, description of the procedure (55%) and overall rating of visit (54%). Majority of sample agreed (64%) to visit again in the same facility for the procedure. CONCLUSION- The present study conclude that the overall satisfaction of patients underwent GI endoscopy was good.
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