Assessment of effectiveness of planned teaching about knowledge and attitude of students towards person suffering from mental illness; in selected school Ms. Dhoke Shital P.1,*, Mr. Subramanyam Muniyandi2 1M. Sc. Nursing Final Year Student, Kasturba Nursing College, Sewagram, Kasturba Health Society, Sewagram-442102, District Wardha, Maharashtra 2Associate Professor and HOD, Kasturba Nursing College, Sewagram, Kasturba Health Society, Sewagram-442102, District Wardha, Maharashtra *Corresponding Author E-mail: shitaldhoke01@gmail.com
Online published on 21 August, 2018. Abstract Introduction Mental illness is a mental and behavioral disorders are understood as clinically significant conditions characterized by alterations in thinking, mood (emotions) or behavior associated with personal distress and or impaired functioning. Mental illness is maladjustment in living. It produces a disharmony in the person's ability to meet human needs comfortably or effectively and function within a culture. Objectives To assess the effectiveness of planned teaching on level of knowledge and attitude among students towards mentally ill person. Research Design The Quasi experimental research design One group pre-test post-test. Sample size (50), Sampling technique used in the study is non-probability convenient sampling. Intervention data collection done by self-administered structure knowledge questionnaire and Likert scale to assess attitude was used. Result Analysis using paired ‘t’ test was found to be significant. Conclusion The findings of the study revealed that planned teaching helps to gain knowledge and Significant improvement and developed favorable attitude towards mentally ill person Top Keywords Mental Illness, Knowledge Attitude, Planned teaching. Top |