A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF JACOBSON'S PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION TECHNIQUES ON THE LEVEL OF SOCIAL ANXIETY AMONG EPILEPTIC ADOLESCENTS IN SELECTED HOSPITALS AT PUDUCHERRY

Abstract

A study to assess the effectiveness of Jacobson 's progressive muscle relaxation techniques on the level of social anxiety among epileptic adolescents in selected hospitals at Puducherry. Objectives: 1. To assess the pretest and posttest level of social anxiety among epileptic adolescents. 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of Jacobson 's Progressive Muscle Relaxation Technique on levels of social anxiety among epileptic adolescents. 3. To find out the association between levels of social anxiety among epileptic adolescents with selected demographic variables. Methodology: Quantitative approach with Pre experimental one group pretest posttest design was used. Through nonprobability convenient sampling technique, 80 samples were selected. Pre-test was done using modified Liebowitz social anxiety scale. Jacobson 's progressive muscle relaxation technique was given to the epileptic adolescents. Posttest was conducted on 15th day with the same tool. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results : The study result shows that, on pretest 64(80%) epileptic adolescents had moderate, 12(15%) had mild and 4(5%) had severe level of social anxiety. On posttest 54(67.5%) had mild, 26(32.5%) had moderate and no one had severe level of social anxiety. The study result indicated that, pretest mean and standard deviation value is 60.59 +19.127 and the posttest value is 43.80+14.066. t value is 8.6497, then the p value is 0.05 is significant. It was evident that Jacobson 's progressive muscle relaxation technique was effective in decreasing the level of social anxiety among epileptic adolescents. The study concluded that Jacobson 's progressive muscle relaxation technique Conclusion: was an effective intervention for decreasing the level of social anxiety among epileptic adolescents.