Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research

Nithya Sara James ¹, Princy S. ¹, Priya Samson ¹, Reshma Sara Shaji ¹, Shilpa S. ¹, Sheeja S. ²

Affiliations
1 Fourth Year BSc Nursing Students, Bishop Benziger College of Nursing, Kollam, IN
2 HOD, Community Health Nursing, Bishop Benziger College of Nursing, Kollam, IN

Abstract

The research work undertook was "A descriptive study to assess the knowledge of mothers regarding mobile phone use and mobile phone addiction among middle school children at Kollam“. The objective of the study was to assess the knowledge of mothers of middle school children and to find out the association between knowledge regarding mobile phone use and mobile phone addiction among middle school children and selected demographic variables such as age of mother, number of child, age of child, gender of child, education of mother, occupation of mother, monthly income, type of family. A quantitative approach was used with Non-probability convenient sampling method. The Sample consists of 60 mothers of children between 5 to 18 years residing at Kollam. The data collected by using self-structured questionnaire. The tool was found to be reliable (0.8). The study result shows that there was significant association between gender of child, education of mother, monthly income of family, type of family among mothers of middle school children (calculated value >tabulated value) at 0.05 level of significance. There is no significant association between age of mother, number of children, age of children and occupation of mother. Based on the findings the investigators have drawn implication which were of vital concerns in the field of nursing practice, nursing administration and nursing education for future development.

Keywords

Mothers, Mobile Use, Mobile Addiction, Middle School Children.

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Jismi Jigu ¹, Jitty Jose ¹, Leema Thomas ¹, Shinu Sherry ¹, Vincy Varghese ¹, Sheeja S. ²

Affiliations
1 Nursing Students of Bishop Benziger College of Nursing, Kollam, IN
2 Associate Professor, HOD, Department of Community Health Nursing, Bishop Benziger College of Nursing, Kollam, IN

Abstract

The research project undertook was “study to assess the knowledge regarding Alzheimer’s disease among people above 45 years of age in selected areas at Kollam”. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge regarding Alzheimer’s disease among people above 45 years of age selected areas at Kollam, to find out the association between knowledge regarding Alzheimer’s disease among people above 45 years of age and selected demographic variables such as age, sex, educational qualification, occupation economic status, nutritional status. Non experimental survey design was adopted for this study. The study was conducted among 60 people above 45 years of age in selected areas at kollam. In order to assess the knowledge regarding Alzheimer's disease, the study sample was selected by non-probability convenient sampling technique. The tool used for the data collection consisted of demographic performa and structured questionnaire, basic information of the study was given to subjects. The analysis of the data was based on objectives of the study using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of the study revealed that there was no significant association between knowledge and demographic variables like age, sex, educational qualification, occupation, economic status, Nutritional status. Based on the findings investigator has drawn implications which were of vital concerns in the field of nursing practice, nursing administration, nursing pattern, nursing education for the future development.

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