Impact of Benson relaxation therapy to reduce stress among Antenatal mothers in a Selected Hopital, Bhubeneswar, Odisha, India

Mrs Sinmayee kumari Devi; Bijaylaxmi Panigrahi

Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2015

Impact of Benson relaxation therapy to reduce stress among Antenatal mothers in a Selected Hopital, Bhubeneswar, Odisha, India

Mrs Sinmayee Kumari Devi, Bijaylaxmi Panigrahi

Abstract :

A quasi experimental study with pre and post test without control group design was undertaken on 50 antenatal mothers attending OPD at PHC,Pahal, Odisha and the sample were selected by purposive sampling technique. Data were collected by the use of Modified pregnant women�s specific stress scale and analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Highly significant difference was found out between pre and post test stress score. No significant association was found between post test knowledge with demographic variables. Statistical analysis of data revealed that video assisted teaching module on Benson relaxation therapy was effective for reducing the stress among the Antenatal mother.