TY - JOUR
KW - Psychosocial aspects
KW - Nursing Care
KW - leprosy
KW - Interventions
KW - Hospital
KW - Anxiety
AU - George A
AU - Khora T
AU - Das P
AU - Rao P S S
AB - Leprosy causes not just physical disabilities but mental and psycho social problems which are further more
enhanced in women due to their submissive and secondary role in an Indian culture. This is reflected in their
reluctance and delay in seeking hospitalization and generates great anxiety while admitted as inpatients.
Appropriate nursing care can relieve much anxiety and help in faster healing. This paper presents the findings
from such research carried out at a leprosy referral hospital in north India. Adult female leprosy patients newly
admitted for the first time in a leprosy referral hospital were interviewed in depth using Hamilton Anxiety
Rating Scale and observed before and after implementing a customized nursing care plan. On admission, out
of 40 women admitted more than 80% showed moderate or severe anxiety. After well planned nursing
interventions only 2 continued to have severe anxiety, and a majority in all age groups showed significant
reductions in anxiety levels, and responded well to leprosy care at the hospital. Well planned nursing care
reduces or minimizes anxiety levels of female leprosy patients admitted first time in the hospital, and should
become a standard practice in all hospital admissions.
BT - Indian journal of leprosy
C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24046911
CN - GEORGE 2013
IS - 1
J2 - Indian J Lepr
LA - eng
N2 - Leprosy causes not just physical disabilities but mental and psycho social problems which are further more
enhanced in women due to their submissive and secondary role in an Indian culture. This is reflected in their
reluctance and delay in seeking hospitalization and generates great anxiety while admitted as inpatients.
Appropriate nursing care can relieve much anxiety and help in faster healing. This paper presents the findings
from such research carried out at a leprosy referral hospital in north India. Adult female leprosy patients newly
admitted for the first time in a leprosy referral hospital were interviewed in depth using Hamilton Anxiety
Rating Scale and observed before and after implementing a customized nursing care plan. On admission, out
of 40 women admitted more than 80% showed moderate or severe anxiety. After well planned nursing
interventions only 2 continued to have severe anxiety, and a majority in all age groups showed significant
reductions in anxiety levels, and responded well to leprosy care at the hospital. Well planned nursing care
reduces or minimizes anxiety levels of female leprosy patients admitted first time in the hospital, and should
become a standard practice in all hospital admissions.
PY - 2013
SP - 19
EP - 25
T2 - Indian journal of leprosy
TI - Nursing interventions to manage anxiety levels of female inpatients admitted first time in a leprosy hospital
UR - http://www.ijl.org.in/oct-dec/4%20George%20(19-25)%20f.pdf
VL - 85
ER -