A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Deep Breathing Exercise to Reduce the Level of Stress among Housewives In Selected Rural Area of Udaipur
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https://doi.org/10.22270/ajprd.v6i2.232Keywords:
Stress, Deep breathing exerciseAbstract
Stress is an inevitable and unavoidable component of life due to increasing complexities and competitiveness in living standards. Stress has become the core concern in the life of everyone, but everybody wants stress free life. Deep breathing is one of the best ways to lower stress in the body. Deep breathing will bring the heart rate and respiration back to normal. Deep breathing releases tension from the body and clear the mind, improving both physical and mental wellness. The focus of the study and research was to determine the effects of deep breathing exercise in reducing the stress levels among housewives. The present study was intended to assess the level of stress before and after practice of deep breathing exercise among the housewives, evaluate the effectiveness of deep breathing exercise to reduce the level of stress among housewives and to find out the association between the level of stress after demonstration of deep breathing exercise and selected demographic variables. The research design used for the study was quasi experimental (one group pre test and post - test design.) A sample of 60 housewives was selected for the study using lottery method. Holmes and Rahe Stress rating scale was used to collect the data from the housewives. The data was analysed using simple descriptive statistics and association of various factors was analysed by inferential statistics. The results showed that during pre- test, housewives have moderate to severe stress. In the pre- test 11(18.33%) sample had mild level of stress, 22(36.66%) had moderate level of stress and 27(45%) had severe level of stress. . In post- test most of the housewives 35(58.33%) have no stress, and 21(35) housewives had mild level of stress, 4(6.67%) housewives had moderate level of stress and no one had severe stress. This means that deep breathing exercise was effective in reduce the stress among housewives.
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