A pre experimental study to determine the effectiveness of Zumba as stress reducing Intervention among B.Sc. Nursing students of Bombay Hospital College of nursing, Indore, [M.P.]

Abstract

Background: A research was conducted among B.Sc. Nursing students of Bombay Hospital College of Nursing, Indore. Total 70 students were selected. Pre-experimental one group pre-test and one group post-test design was used for the study. Total mean pre-interventional stress level score was 19.5 on the scale of 1-40. depicted that there is some amount of stress among B.Sc. Nursing students. Thus researcher found that the stress mainly comes from academic test, interpersonal relation, relationship problems, Life change and career exploration. This study finds the causes of stress among students so after identifying causes, the research suggests ‘that more emphasis should be given to stress reducing activity (Zumba, dance and other aerobic activity) creating hostile Learnig environment by minimizing the impact of stressor and reducing stress. Aim: To determine the effectiveness of Zumba as stress reducing intervention. Research design: Pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test research design. Samples and sample size: 70 B.Sc. Nursing students of Bombay Hospital College of Nursing, Indore. Result: Majority Of Students have Moderate Stress Level 56 (80%) b/w o 14-26 score whereas 14 (20%) 0 - 13 Score have Low stress level and (0%)have high Stress Level. Conclusion: After the detailed analysis, this study leads to the following conclusions The overall mean of pre-test scores on reducing stress through Zumba was found to be 19.5, which indicates that the students had some amount of stress. Hence H2hypothesis is accepted and null hypothesis is retained.