Effectiveness of Nurse-Led Intervention on Psychosocial Problems among insitutionalised Elderly at Ernakulam District in Kerela

Abstract

Psychological wellbeing and health are closely related, and the link may become more important at older ages, if only because the prevalence of chronic illness increases with advancing age. Nurse-led intervention is the simplest and cost effective method which helps in resolving psychosocial problems and enhances health. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of Nurse-led interventions on psychosocial problems among institutionalised elderly at Ernakulam District in Kerala. A quantitative approach with experimental pre-test, post-test design was used. Fifty samples were collected as per inclusion criteria. Nurse-led intervention was administered as a structured teaching programme on management of psychosocial problems which can be corrected through modification in exercise and counselling to the experimental group by the investigator from Monday to Friday in the morning and in the evening for eight weeks. Post-test result indicated that the mean post test scores were significantly reduced than the mean pre-test score (p<0.001). The findings of the present study highlights that nurse-led intervention is highly significant for reducing the psychosocial problems among institutionalized elderly.