Effect of Tensing Toe Relaxation Technique on Test Anxiety among B.Sc Nursing 1st Year Students in Selected Colleges, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Abstract

Background: Test anxiety is a psychological condition that causes extreme stress and anxiety in exam situations. Students feel stress and anxiety before exams. It can disrupt their learning and lead to poor performance. Relaxation techniques, like tensing toe relaxation, are the most effective non-pharmacological techniques for reducing stress because they affect mental and physical states like depression, mood, anxiety, and self-blaming.Objective: To evaluate the effect of the tensing toe relaxation technique on test anxiety among first-year B.S.nursing students and the association of the level of test anxiety with their selected demographic variables.Methods: The Quasi-experimental research study was conducted in two selected colleges in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, among B. Sc. Nursing 1st year students. Thirty-four (34) students were selected for each Experimental and Control group by using the Purposive sampling technique. Nist, Diehl A test anxiety scale and a self-structured socio-demographic tool were used for collecting the data through the questioning method. After demonstrating the tensing toe relaxation technique to the experimental group, they were asked to practice for 2 weeks. The post- test was conducted at the end of two weeks.Results: Study findings show a reduction of test anxiety with (t = 6.02) (p = 0.000), which is highly significant at p 0.001, and also the unpaired t-test post-test values show a significant change at p 0.001. Furthermore, there is a significant association between the level of test anxiety and selected demographic variables at p <0.05.Conclusion: The Tensing toe relaxation technique is an effective intervention to reduce test anxiety.