Evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventional package on physical and emotional wellbeing of elderly people living in selected old age homes of Punjab

• Published in: International journal of health sciences pp. 6732 - 6743
• Main Authors: Kaur, Lovesampuranjot, Singh, Maharaj, Dhillon, Ramandeep Kaur
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 29.04.2022
• ISSN: 2550-6978; 2550-696X
• DOI: 10.53730/ijhs.v6nS1.6425

Background: Despite being delicate and helpless, the old could contribute monstrously to the development of the network given that they are appropriately thought about. It's a test for each to instruct them for a sound and dynamic maturing. There are various welfare schemes are services provided to elderly population by each and every Government but this is also true that in past few years’ number of old age homes are increasing in numbers. Increased old age homes are occupying high number of elderlies but their quality of life is at great question. Therefore, to sensitizing this matter resent a study projected with an aim to assess the effectiveness of nursing intervention package on physical and emotional well-being of elderly residing at selected old age home of Punjab. Method: This was quasi-experimental research in which total 200 old age people were recruited by using non-probability purposive sampling technique and then randomly allocated to two groups the experimental and control group. Experimental group has received an intervention named as nursing intervention package which consisted educational awareness, group therapy and exercise regimen. The pre-test and post-test data were collected by developed tools which is also checked for their feasibility.