Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research

B. Preethi Jazna ¹, Reeta Jebakumari ², Nalini Jeyavantha Santha ¹

Affiliations
1 Sacred Heart Nursing College, Madurai, IN
2 OBG Department, Sacred Heart Nursing College, Madurai, IN

Abstract

Background of the study: PIH is one of the major causes of maternal mortality and can lead to a number of complications when not treated .The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Benson relaxation therapy on blood pressure and stress among women with PIH in selected hospitals, Madurai. Materials and methods: The design adopted was quasi experimental pretest posttest control group design. The sample consisted of 60 mothers, 30 in experimental group and 30 in control group. The convenient sampling technique was used to select the samples. The tools used for data collection procedure was sphygmomanometer and modified Cohen's perceived stress scale. Benson relaxation therapy was administered to those in the experimental group for one week. Result: All the participants both in the experimental group and the control group had systolic BP between 140- 159 mm Hg and diastolic BP between 90- 110 mm Hg BP in pretest. After Benson relaxation therapy in the experimental group almost everyone ie., 96.67% had systolic BP < 140 mm Hg and 83.33% had diastolic BP < 90 mm Hg whereas in the control group only 13.33% had systolic blood pressure of < 140 mmHg and only 3.33% had diastolic BP of < 90 mm Hg. There was a significant reduction in mean posttest systolic BP ( MD=14., t=21.03., p<0.05) and diastolic blood pressure( MD=9., t=12.41 ., p<0.05). The mean post test systolic BP score (130.6) in experimental group was lesser than that of the control group (141.75) (MD=11.5., t=9.52., p<0.05). The mean post test diastolic BP score (84) was lesser than that of the control group (92.1) (MD=8.1., t=8.11 ., p<0.05). In pretest most of the women 80% in the experimental group had moderate level of stress and in the control group 30 % of them had high level of stress. After Benson relaxation therapy it was surprising that 66.67% had low level of stress in the experimental group and 70% had moderate level stress in the control group. There was a significant reduction in mean posttest stress level( MD=9., t=24.65 ., p<0.05) of the experimental group. The mean posttest stress score in the experimental group was 12.9, lesser than that of the control group 21.7 (MD=8.8., t=8.14 ., p<0.05). There was a significant positive relationship between pretest systolic BP and stress in the experimental group (r= 0.69., p < 0.05). Conclusion: The study concluded that Benson relaxation therapy is an effective non- pharmacological intervention in the treatment of BP and stress.

Keywords

Effectiveness, Benson Relaxation Therapy, Blood Pressure, Stress, Pregnancy Induced Hypertension.

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S. Lavanya ¹, Nalini Jeyavantha Santha ², Gowri Sethu ³

Affiliations
1 Nandha College of Nursing, New Teachers Colony, Erode-638011, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 Sacred Heart Nursing College, Madurai, IN
3 Dept. of Physiology, Saveetha University, Chennai, IN

Abstract

Background: Cancer diagnosis is a significant source of psychological stress, followed by an extended period of Stressful cancer treatment modalities. Not surprisingly, patients with a diagnosis of cancer report high psychological and emotional stress

Objectives: To assess the level of stress among women with selected type of cancer.

Design: A cross - sectional descriptive design was adopted for the study. Setting: Erode Cancer Centre, Erode Participants: 50 women fulfilling the inclusion criteria were selected by purposive sampling technique.

Methods: All participants were interviewed a questionnaire to complete; questions were related to Baseline Proforma of women and Rating scale on The Impact of Event Scale (IES) and participants were given 20 minutes to complete the questionnaire.

Results: The findings revealed that the stress among women with breast cancer shows that, majority (70%) of the samples had severe stress, and 30% of them had moderate stress, whereas women with cervical cancer 10 % were had mild stress, 30 % were had moderate stress and 60 % were had severe stress. It shows that breast cancer patients had more stress compared to cervical cancer patients. There was a significant association between the stress scores and variables like age and stages of cancer.

Conclusion: Stress is more among cancer patients. Maximum patient do not seek medical advice and adopt self-treat for themselves.

Keywords

Stress, Women, Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer.

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