A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Coping Strategies and Psychological Well Being Among Primary Care Givers of Patients with Chronic Schizophrenia at Selected Hospitals in Coimbatore

Abstract

Objectives: (a) To investigate the pre-check level of coping techniques and mental nicely-being among the primary care givers of patient with schizophrenia. (b) To examine the pre-test and put up-take a look at degree of coping techniques and psychological nicely-being amongst primary caregiver of patient with schizophrenia. (C)To evaluate effectiveness established coaching programme on stage of coping and mental well-being among number one of patients care giver with schizophrenia. (d)To find out the association between submit-take a look at rating of coping techniques and psychological properly-being with their decided on demographic variables. Methodology: The design followed became one institution pretest-posttest studies design in a selected putting. The sample size was a hundred. The sample is chosen through purposive sampling technique. The stage of coping approach and mental well-being changed into assessed by coping test list and mental properly-being questionnaires. Results: The put-up test result shows that the level of coping among primary caregivers of patients with schizophrenia became 81(eighty-one%) were adequate stage. The posttest degree of mental properly-being amongst primary care givers of sufferers with schizophrenia was 74(seventy-four%) have been adequate degree. After based coaching progrmme the extent of coping and mental properly being turned into progressed which means in paired t take a look at the calculated value of ‘t’ (t=sixteen.3, t=forty-seven.7) is more than tabulated value of t’(t=1.96) this shows that there is a vast distinction among pre check and submit take a look at. In degree of coping there's an extensive affiliation with their demographic variable which includes age and marital status (age x2=9.02, Marital status x2 =6.41). In psychological wellbeing there is a large affiliation with their demographic variables which include period with the patient (x2=7.31).