Journal of Psychiatric Nursing

Depression spikes all over the worlds, its acceptable shocking this depression is common among elderly especially in those who were in old age home. This present study aimed to conduct evaluate the effectiveness of T’ai Chitherapyin the level of depression among senior citizens. This quantitative research study was conducted at Mahatma Gandhi old age home in Puducherry. After pre-test from 54 inmates, 30 senior citizens were selected for T’ai Chi therapy by convenient sampling technique. Following the assessment 15 days of T’ai Chi therapy was administered to samples than post-test level of depression was assessed on 4th week. In pretest Most of the senior citizen (60%) had moderate level of depression and 40% of senior citizens had mild level of depression. The post-test majorities (66.6%) of the sample had no depression and 33.3% of the sample had only mild level of depression. The obtained ‘t’value 13.07 was statistically highly significant at <0.05 level. The tai chi was found effective in reduction of depression among elderly.

Life is running fast; everyone is on toes to win the race. No one have free time to stop and care for themselves. Though today’s world is overloaded with hi-tech facilities, yet people are not happy. They are attaching more value to personal achievement and trying to seek material pleasure in life, most of which are temporary and do not make anyone happy. Laughter therapy is a breakthrough technique allowing laughter to actually be prescribed as part of a daily routine in order to realize all of the health benefits. It enables everyone to laugh, even those who are serious, introverted and uncomfortable being funny.

Objective: To assess effectiveness of laughter therapy on anxiety among people.

Aim of Study: The present study aimed to add some more humor in life of people to reduce anxiety.

Methodology: Quasi-experiment non-equivalent control group pre-test post-test design was used to study the effectiveness of laughter therapy. Study was conducted at Shiva ji Park, Rani Ka Bagh (experimental group) and Jallianwala Bagh, (control group) Amritsar, Punjab. 30 participants for experiment group and other 30 for control group with the help of convenient sampling technique. The Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) developed by Max Hamilton administered to study participantsto assess anxiety before and after laughter therapy.

Results: Paired t-test applied on mean values of experimental group in pre-test ( X = 14.01, SD = 1.64) and post-test ( X = 15.24, SD = 1.67) and found statistically significant difference (t = 2.88*, df = 29) at 0.05 level of significance. Hence, study results revealed that laughter therapy was significantly effective to lower the anxiety among people.

Conclusion: After statistical analysis this study leads the conclusion that a considerable part of adult population survives with mild or moderate anxiety. The present study findings also revealed that laughter therapy does have a significant effect on anxiety. Thus, it is clear that simulation laughter i.e., laughter therapy helps to lower anxiety.

Introduction: The world has become “Global Digital Suite”. Technological revolutions and inventions have provided the world with various inventions for various purposes. Excessive day by day increase in mobile phone usage throughout the world raises widespread concerns over its possible harmful effects on human health. This study was conducted with the aim of to assess the pattern of mobile phone usage and effects of problematic mobile phone usage on health among students of a selected college of an urban area of Western Maharastra.

Methods & Materials: The present study adopted a cross sectional descriptive design. A total of 210 students were selected for the study. A questionnaire was developed to assess the pattern of mobile phone usage. PUMP scale was used to assess the problematic mobile phone usage and a self perceived questionnaire was used to assess the health effects of mobile phone usage.

Results: Findings revealed, majority of the students 174 (82.9%) were female and only 36 (17.1%) students were male, 91 (43.3%) students were using mobile phone for entertainment purpose, maximum students 139 (66.2%) were checking mobile phone more than 8 times in an hour, majority 82 (39%) of the students were spending more than Rs 750 on mobile phone per month, 135 (64.3%) students reported that they use mobile phone irrespective of time, 20 (9.52%) were having severe health effects of problematic mobile phone use, majority of the students 175 (83.3%) experienced tinnitus, 172 (81.9%) experienced depression, 168 (80%) of them experienced earache, 164 (78.1%) felt nomophobia, 160 (76.2%) textphrenia, 151 (71.9%) ringxiety, 149 (71%) suffered pain in the finger, 145 (69%) had disturbed sleep, 99 (47.1%) suffered headache because

Conclusion: It can be concluded that the need emerges for more extensive research in the concerned field to validate the findings and felt need to formulate policies, which should consider the problem of mobile phone addiction and educate the users regarding the same.