“A Study To Assess The Effectiveness Of Structured Teaching Program On Knowledge Regarding Age Related Problems And Their Health Promotional Strategies Among Caregiver Of Elderly In Selected Rural And Urban Areas Of Bareilly (U.P).”

Abstract

Aging is an irreparable biological process when individuals reach old age, the various problems that they to experience include, decline in health conditions, and depend upon other, psychological problem, physical problem, abuse and other miscellaneous problem. There have been implementation of policies that aim alleviating the problem of aged people. These including, improving the health condition, improving their participation in activity function. The most important aspects are health care, housing and family support.

Objective: The study was aimed to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching program among care giver in elderly.
Method: A Quantitative research approach: One group Pre-test Post-test design was adopted for the study. The samples for the study was caregiver of elderly and Purposive sampling technique was used to select a total number of 50 participants (25 from the rural area and 25 from the Urban area) from Bareilly. The data was collected by using Self Structured questionnaires to evaluate the knowledge regarding age-related problems and their health promotional strategies among caregiver of elderly. The data analysis was done by using descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: The mean pre-test knowledge score for rural area was 37.76 and mean post –test knowledge score was 75.36 the difference between pre-test knowledge score was statistically significant. The mean pre-test knowledge score for urban area was 46.88 and mean post –test knowledge score was 78.24 the difference between pre-test knowledge score was statistically significant. In Urban group Majority 56 %  of the participants were belong to 31-40 years of age group, In Rural group majority 48 % of the participants were belongs to 21-30 years of age group, In urban group majority of the participants’ i.e. 56% were female, In rural group, majority of the participants’ i.e. 68% were female,  In urban group, 72 % of the participants were graduated, In rural group 48% of the participants had Higher secondary, In urban group, 60 % of the participants were unemployed, In rural group 56 % of the participants were private employed, In urban group, majority of the participants’ i.e. 96 % were Hindu, In rural group, majority of the participants’ i.e. 100%, In urban group, 96 % of the participants were married, In rural group 84% of the participants were married, In urban groups, 44 % of the participants had 20001-30000 as family income per month, In rural group, 56% of the participants had 10001-20000 as family income per month, In urban group 36% of the participant had 1 year & 28% had More than 1 year of total experience in providing care to the elderly, In rural group 64% of the participant had More than 1 year of total experience in providing care to the elderly, In urban group, 56 % of the participants had relatives as previous source of information regarding care of elderly, In rural group majority of the participants i.e. 80 % had previous source of information regarding care of  elderly by any other sources.

Conclusion: Based on the finding of the following conclusion were drawn: There is need to provide knowledge about the age related problems and their health promotional strategies. Structured teaching program has significantly increase knowledge of caregiver of elder related age related problems and their health promotional strategies.