Effectiveness of Mindful Breathing Exercise on Stress among older Adults in Selected Old Age Homes, Puducherry

Abstract

Aging is the physiological and dynamics process with ongoing on time. Stress is an important issue associated with ageing also and make person under stress and lead to development of Mental health disharmony in daily life and the older person more than 60 years age over 60 % were foresee to lift up at 85% in 2050. Effectiveness of Mindful Breathing Exercise on Stress older Adults in Selected Old Age Homes, Puducherry. Aim: Evaluate effectiveness of mindful Breathing Exercise on stress among older Adults in Selected Old Age Homes. Methodology: Quantitative Research approach with Quasi Experimental Research design of one group pre and post-test was adapted among 60 elderly and selected by using Consecutive Sampling Technique who fulfilled Sampling Criteria. Demographic characteristic and the pretest and post-test level of stress was measured by with Cohen’s Perceived stress scale and Mindful breathing Exercise given for 15 days for 10-15 min daily. Results: The study findings showed that during pre-test majority out of 60 older Adults, 37 (61.66%) have moderate perceived stress, 14(23.33%) have high perceived stress and 9 (15%) have low perceived Stress, and whereas during post-test majority 31 (51.66%) have low perceived stress, 22(36.66%) have moderate perceived stress and 7(11.66%) have high perceived stress. The level of stress score in Post-test (25.070 +3.658) is lower than the pretest level of stress (19.612 4.863) in older Adults. Hence Mindful Breathing Exercise has highly significant at p<0.001 on reducing the Stress among Elderly. Conclusion: The study findings concluded that the stresses among older adults were high and mindful breathing exercise was effective in decreasing the level of stress among older adults.