Medication compliance is a problem facing health care providers around the world. Despite pharmacological advances, many people continue to suffer health and well being problems attributable to poor medication compliance. ‘The best medications are of little value unless they are taken’. This study aims to assess the knowledge and attitude of the Primary health center workers towards compliance to psychiatric medications at Dakshina Kannada district, Mangalore with a view to prepare community based education programme. A descriptive approach was adopted for the study. A total of 100 PHC workers were selected through purposive sampling technique in Dakshina Kannada district. A structured knowledge questionnaire with 50 items was developed (r=0.82). The Knowledge questionnaire had more than one correct answer, thus the total score was 63. A five point likert scale(r= 0.82) ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree with 22 items was used to assess the attitude of the PHC workers. Both the tools were translated into the regional language, Kannada. Results indicated 35% had poor knowledge scores and 52% had average knowledge and only 13% had good knowledge score on compliance to Psychiatric medications. The mean of the knowledge scores was 22.78, SD was 10.71 and the mean% was 36.16. Attitude scores were in the range of (64-106). The mean of the attitude score was 80.88 and the mean percentage was 73.5.

This study was aimed to assess television viewing children preferences and parental perceptions of its effects on children in selected areas of Tirupathi, AP state. Survey research approach with cross sectional research design was adopted for this study. Multi stage cluster sampling technique was used to select the participants (n=100). Parents who were having children between the age group of 6-12 years in selected areas of Tirupathi were selected. Self structured Checklist and 5-point rating scale was administered as a tool. The study result shown that among 100 samples 10 (10%) had low level 57 (57%) had moderate level and 33 (33%) had high level of viewing preferences of television and among 100 samples 29 (29%) had unfavorable perception, 46 (46%) had favorable perception and 25 (25%) had highly favorable perception regarding effects of television on their children. There was a positive correlation between child viewing preferences of television and parental perceptions regarding effects of television viewing.(r = 0.325, p < 0.001 )

Tobacco use is the leading preventable cause of death and more than five million people die globally from the effects of tobacco use every year. Every eight seconds someone, somewhere in the world dies as a result of tobacco use related complications. It is reported that, by the year 2030, the death toll is likely to exceed eight million people a year due to Tobacco use ^[1]. This study was conducted to assess the knowledge and practice regarding tobacco use and its control among tobacco consumers in selected areas of Hukkeri taluka, Belgaum district. Cross-sectional research design was used for the present study. The data was collected for 20 days, each day 5 subjects were interviewed. Convenient sampling technique was used to select the subjects. The structured interview schedule and 2 point rating scale was used as the main screening instrument. The results showed that the mean percentage of knowledge score was 54.6 and the mean percentage of practice score was 65.45. There was a positive correlation between knowledge and practice of subjects regarding tobacco use and its control (r =0.526).

This descriptive study assessed parent’s stigma regarding mental retardation of their children. Fifty subjects were selected by convenience sampling. The study revealed that 38% reported mild stigma, 34% reported moderate stigma, and 28% of parents reported severe stigma and there was statistically (p=0.05) significant association between level of stigma and age of the child when at admission to in the rehabilitative center. There was no statistically significant association between perceived stigma and other demographic variables including age of, respondent, father education, mother education, monthly income, marital status, consanguineous marriage, number of siblings, type of family, age of the mother when child was born, gender of the child when MR has diagnosed, or age of the child at admission to the rehabilitative center.

Everyone experiences stress from womb to tomb. But being aged means getting more prone to have psychosocial stress, as aging itself involves lots of bio-psychosocial changes. Therefore, exploratory study was conducted in the month of December 2012 at selected old age homes of district Ludhiana. The objective of this study was to assess the level of psychosocial stresses among elderly residing in selected old age homes, to explore their family pattern, and to compare the level of psychosocial stresses according to the family pattern. A sample of 60 subjects (elderly above 60 years of age) was selected through total enumerative sampling. Data was collected using standardized Stokes/Gordon’s Stress Scale [SGGS]. It was found that 77 % of subjects living in old age homes were in mild psychosocial stress, while 23 % were having moderate psychosocial stress. It was also concluded that female elderly and those residing in old age homes from less than one year were having significantly higher level of psychosocial stress. It was generally observed that although majority of subjects had co residence (i.e. lived with spouse and children) as their actual living arrangement but preference to live alone was high. Moreover, most of the elderly had sons and daughters alive, but none of them were accompanying or caring them.

Use of alcoholic beverage is very common in many countries. Excessive use of alcohol by people leads to a number of social and mental health problems. Many alcoholics having lack of boldness, self-confidence, interest or stand up for rights and vital characteristics of assertiveness life. Thus the present study attempted to examine the assertiveness level of alcoholics. The objective of the study was assessing the effectiveness of structured teaching program on knowledge of assertiveness among alcoholic dependents. Pre experimental one group pre-test and post-test design was adopted. A convenient sampling technique adopted to select the 60 subjects. Assertiveness scale was used to collect the pre and post-test data from the subjects. The structured teaching program regarding assertiveness was given by dividing subjects into 6 groups. The statistical analysis revealed, significant (p<0.001) improvement of assertiveness among alcoholic dependents in post-test. The findings concluded that the structured teaching program is effective in increasing the knowledge of assertiveness.

The present study was conducted to assess the level of anxiety related to English language among General Nursing & Midwives Students. A descriptive research design was adopted to assess the level of anxiety related to English language among General Nursing & Midwives Students in selected nursing schools. 40 students were selected by Simple Random sampling technique. The study revealed that the most of the students had intermediate level of anxiety.

Substance use disorder is considered as a chronic relapsing disorder characterized by compulsive, often uncontrollable, substance seeking and substance use in the face of negative consequences. Despite the availability of many forms of effective treatment, the problem of relapse remains the major challenge to achieve sustained abstinence from substances. Furthermore, the relapse phenomenon may occur at any time during or after a course of treatment, and it may occur many times, leading to repeated cycles of substance use and abstinence. This study was undertaken to explore the risk factors contributing to lapse or relapse among abstinent patient seeking treatment for alcohol dependence. Forty four subjects were included in the study. A descriptive cross sectional design was undertaken for the study. Data was collected from the subjects by using structured questionnaire-demographic profile sheet, relapse precipitating inventory and presumptive stressful life event scale. The result revealed that major risk factors for relapse or lapse were craving for alcohol (82%), pleasurable events (77%), family conflict (85.5%), financial problem (63.9%) & loss of significant one (41.2%). Study result revealed that the lapse/relapse among alcoholics is due to risk factors such as pleasurable life situations and craving factors. The major presumptive stressful life events contributing to lapse/relapse are family problems, financial problems, and loss of significant ones.

Adolescence is a period of turmoil, if not dealt with it effectively. The perplexity which adolescents face could compel them to resort to such an act which could be harmful. The academic failure, loss of loved ones during the period of adolescence can affect them seriously. They may turn to the decision of ending their lives by deliberate self-harm (DSH) i.e. suicide. The school teachers who are around these adolescents for most of the time should be made aware of the prevention of the suicide in adolescents. The study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on knowledge regarding prevention of suicide in adolescents among teachers of selected secondary schools in Mumbai city. The study was conducted with a pre-experimental one group pre-test-post-test design. A structured questionnaire was developed to assess the knowledge and a teaching plan was prepared for the planned teaching programme. 70 secondary school teachers were selected with a non-probability convenient sampling technique. The study results confirmed the effectiveness of planned teaching programme in improving the knowledge of teachers regarding the prevention of suicide in adolescents. Except for the awareness of the suicidal tendency in adolescents and the gender, there was no significant association between the pretest knowledge levels and other selected demographic variables.

The present study was aimed at assessing the somatoform and dissociative experiences reported among postgraduate (PG) nursing students and to correlate it with their sleep quality. A descriptive research design with cross-sectional measurement was used. Data was collected from randomly selected PG nursing students (n=100) using standardized instruments such as Somatoform Dissociation Questionnaire 20 (SDQ 20) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Analysis revealed that 5.22% students had somatoform and dissociative experiences and 52.24% had poor sleep quality. There indicated a significant positive correlation (r=0.45, p<0.01) between somatoform and dissociation experiences and sleep quality of PG nursing students. The promotion of sleep hygiene among student nurses would be beneficial for their psychological welfare.

The purpose of this review is to describe the concepts of alternative therapies and aromatherapy pertaining to nursing literature. Furthermore, empirical findings of aromatherapy in research will be presented, and applied theories were narrated. An integrative literature search was executed. The total number of relevant citations 30 was found. The search results were reviewed, and key points were extracted in a standardized form. Extracts were then qualitatively summarized according to relevant aspects and categories for the review. Aromatherapy - is a form of alternative medicine that uses volatile plant materials, known as essential oils, and other aromatic compounds for the purpose of altering a person’s mind, mood, cognitive function or health.” The main purpose of aromatherapy in the mental health setting is to influence the patient’s health status and state of well-being. The included citations all conclude that aromatherapy can be used to a certain degree. Nursing science has to integrate aromatherapy into nursing care

Psychoeducation is a specific form of education. It is aimed at helping persons with a mental illness or anyone with an interest in mental illness, to access the facts about a broad range of mental illnesses in a clear and concise manner.^[1] Teaching patients and families with a view to improving treatment compliance is a major goal in psychiatric nursing ^[2] and client adherence to treatment regimen increases when health education is an integral part of the client’s care ^[3]. The aim of this review was to determine whether the importance and advantages of psychoeducation is and whether it is supported by evidence of effectiveness from rigorous clinical trial researches. Database literature searches were performed in a pre-defined manner. Thirteen RCTs were located, that investigated about psychoeducation and mental disorders. The evidence are supportive of benefits of psychoeducation in combination with usual treatment except only in very few trials suffering from significant methodological flaws. There is evidence to suggest that benefit of psychoeducation is significant for patient suffering from major mental disorder such as schizophrenia and mood disorder and short term psychoeducation is beneficial in personality disorder.