Ageing is a process which occurs naturally in human life cycle. It is the decline in capacity of the functioning of the organs of the human body. However, they constitute a reservoir of human resource, gifted with knowledge, deep inside and varied experiences. The population of the aged has been increasing over the years. Their rights are being encroached upon each day and protection of them comes naturally to balance the human rights scale. They are most vulnerable class of our society. The research design adopted for the study was experimental with one group pre-test, post-test design. The present study carried out on 40 old age (60-80yrs) selected by the convenient sampling technique from selected rural area Kullu. The tool developed and used for data collection were structured questionnaire and pre-test, structured teaching programme, post-test. validity was ensured in consultation with guides and experts in the field of community health nursing. After obtaining formal permission from concerned authority to collect needed data. Both descriptive and inferential statistics was used to analyse the data. The paired t-test results indicate a significant improvement in knowledge scores from the pre-test to the post test. The mean pre-test score was 11.68 (SD = 5.484), representing 38.90% with a range of 4 to 24. The mean post-test score increased to 18.85 (SD = 5.536), representing 62.80% with a range of 5 to 28. The mean difference between pre-test and post-test scores was 7.170, and the paired t-test result was 6.931 with a p-value < 0.001. This significant p-value (less than the threshold of 0.05) confirms that the improvement in knowledge scores is statistically significant.
Senior Citizens, Rural Area, STP.
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