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@article{185144,
        author = {Vandana Arvind Bhoyar and Mr akshaya sadanshiv},
        title = {EFFECTIVENESS OF GUIDED IMAGERY THERAPY ON LEVEL OF STRESS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN SELECTED NURSING COLLEGES OF CITY: TRUE EXPERIMENTAL STUDY”},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {5},
        pages = {657-664},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=185144},
        abstract = {BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Stress is a kind of burden on our body which disturbs physical and mental estate of the person. It may be job related, senior –junior relation, joint family stress and also due to ill health. Often people who are stressed mentally or having physically ill health due to any reason, cannot adjust with their relatives or friend. Thus, stress emerges among the people. There are many different definitions of stress whether used by psychologist, doctor, management consultants or others. It is a family of related experiences, pathways, responses and outcomes caused by a range of different events or circumstances. This project has been undertaken to prevent or reduce these stresses. The perceived stress among nursing students has bleak consequences on their academic performances, physical, and psychological wellbeing. Guided imagery has been found to give significant stress reduction benefits, including physically relaxing the body snappily and efficiently. So, the investigator was interested to use the guided imagery therapy in reducing stress among educators, because the prevalence rate of stress was more among the school teachers. The guided imagery will have lesser impact on the prevention and reduction of stress among school educators. So, the researcher was interested to use the guided imagery therapy in reducing stress among undergraduate students, because the prevalence rate of stress was more among the undergraduate students. The guided imagery will have greater impact on the prevention and reduction of stress among undergraduate students. OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness of Guided Imagery Therapy on level of stress among undergraduate students in selected nursing colleges. To assess the pretest level of stress among undergraduate nursing students in experimental and control group. To assess the posttest level of stress among undergraduate nursing students in experimental and control group. To evaluate the effectiveness of Guided Imagery Therapy on level of stress among undergraduate students in experimental and control group. To find out the association between the post-test level of stress among undergraduate students with their selected demographic variables in experimental and control group. RESULTS Majority of the subject The mean age score for the control group is 1.7286, , it is slightly higher at 1.7571, maximum score is 4% and minimum score is 1%Majority of the subject. Among the control group, (22.9%) are male 77.1%) are female In the experimental group, 22 participants (31.4%) are male, and 48 (68.6%) are female. Overall, there are 38 males (27.1%) and 102 females (72.9%) out of a total of 140 participants, with an equal number of participants (70) in each group. Majority of the subject. In the control group, 8 participants (11.4%) are self-employed, 19 (27.1%) work in private jobs, 15 (21.4%) are government employees, and 28 (40.0%) belong to other occupations. In the experimental group, 13 participants (18.6%) are self- employed, 22 (31.4%) work in private jobs, 12 (17.1%) are government employees, and23 (32.9%) belong to other occupations Majority of the subject. In the control group, 29 participants (41.4%) reside in urban areas, while 41 (58.6%) reside in rural areas. In the experimental group, 36 participants (51.4%) are from urban areas, and 34 (48.6%) are from rural areas. Overall, out of 140 participants, 65 (46.4%) reside in urban areas, and 75 (53.6%) reside in rural areas. Majority of the subject. In the experimental group, 53 participants (75.7%) are from nuclear families, and 17 (24.3%) are from joint families. Overall, of the 140 participants, 114 (81.4%) belong to nuclear families, and 26 (18.6%) belong to joint families. In the control group, 59 participants (84.3%) have an annual family income below 1 lakh, 4 (5.7%) have an income between 1,00,001 and 2 lakh, 1 (1.4%) earn between 2,00,001and 3 lakh, and 6 (8.6%) earn above 3 lakhs. In the experimental group, 38 participants (54.3%) have an income below 1 lakh, 11 (15.7%) earn between 1,00,001 and 2 lakh, 6 (8.6%) earn between 2,00,001 and 3 lakh, and 15 (21.4%) have an income above 3 lakhs. Overall, of the 140 participants, 97 (69.3%) have a family income below 1 lakh, 15 (10.7%) earn between 1,00,001 and 2 lakh, 7(5.0%) earn between 2,00,001 and 3 lakh, and 21 (15.0%) earn above 3 lakhs. In the control group, 12 participants (17.1%) have prior knowledge of Guided Imagery Therapy, and 58 (82.9%) do not. In the experimental group, 13 participants (18.6%) have previous knowledge, and 57 (81.4%) do not. Overall, out of the 140 participants, 25 (35.7%) have prior knowledge, while 115 (82.1%) do not. The scoring levels are divided into five categories: Poor (31 to 40), Average (41 to 50), Good (51 to 60), Very Good (61 to 70), and Excellent (above 70). In the "Poor" category, only the experimental group had 1 participant, making up 1% of the total. In the "Average" category, neither group had participants. In the "Good" category, 4 participants from the control group and 26 from the experimental group accounted for 30%. In the "Very Good" category, the control group had 54 participants, while the experimental group had 39, comprising 93% of the total. In the "Excellent" category, 12 participants were from the control group and 4 from the experimental group, totaling 16%. The minimum score observed was 38, the maximum score was 75, and the mean knowledge score across both groups was 63.81 ± 51.06, reflecting the variation in knowledge levels. In the "Poor" category, the control group had 1 participant and the experimental group had 7, making up 8% of the total. In the "Average" category, the control group had no participants, while 58 participants from the experimental group fell into this category, comprising 58% of the total. In the "Good" category, 11 participants were from the control group and 5 from the experimental group, contributing 16% overall. In the "Very Good" category, 51 participants from the control group achieved this level, whereas none from the experimental group did, making up 51% of the total. In the "Excellent" category, 7 participants from the control group scored above 70, while none from the experimental group did, accounting for 7%. The minimum score recorded was 33, the maximum score was 73, and the mean knowledge score across both groups was 55.07 ± 10.01, indicating a moderate level of knowledge post- test with lower variability compared to the pretest. Analysis revels that there is association of knowledge with gender, occupation, residency, type of family, Family Income, Previous Knowledge on Guided Imagery Therapy. CONCLUSION For the control group, the pretest mean score was 65.76 with a standard deviation of 4.03 and a standard error mean of 0.48. The post-test mean score decreased to 61.87, with a higher standard deviation of 5.35 and a standard error mean of 0.64. For the experimental group, the pretest mean score was 63.86, with a standard deviation of 5.42 and a standard error mean of0.65. The post-test mean score dropped significantly to 46.30, with a standard deviation of4.02 and a standard error mean of 0.48. The t-test value for the experimental group was 21.778, with a p-value of 0.226 (not statistically significant), and the F-value was 1.482. These results show a more pronounced decline in post-test scores for the experimental group compared to the control group. Thus, it was concluded that Guided Imagery Therapy on level of Stress Students in Selected Nursing Colleges of City. school was found to be effective as a teaching strategy. Hence, based on the above cited findings, it was concluded undoubtedly that the educational intervention by the investigator in the form Guided Imagery Therapy helped the 1st year BSc nursing increase knowledge regarding that Guided Imagery Therapy.},
        keywords = {},
        month = {October},
        }