A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING PROGRAMME (PTP) ON PREVENTION OF OSTEOARTHRITIS AMONG WOMEN IN SELECTED AREA, KASHMIR

Abstract

A study to assess the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on prevention of osteoarthritis among women in selected area, Kashmir. Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of planned teaching programme on prevention of osteoarthritis among selected women. Materials and Methods: An evaluative one group pre-test and post-test preexperimental design was used. With the purposive sampling 50 study participants were selected. Tool used in this study included two sections, Section-I including demographic Performa of women such as age, education, occupation, family history and source of information. Section-II including close ended structured knowledge questionnaire with 35 items regarding knowledge of osteoarthritis and its management. STP was administered after conducting pre-test and post-test was conducted after 7 days. Data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistical technique. Result: The data analysis revealed that the post-test knowledge score 66% was higher than that of pre-test knowledge score 8%. Post-test findings revealed that subjects had gained adequate knowledge. Conclusion: The study concluded that the planned teaching programme(PTP) on prevention of Osteoporosis was an effective method of enhancing the knowledge of women regarding prevention of osteoarthritis.