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Research Paper | Nursing | India | Volume 12 Issue 2, February 2023 | Rating: 5.4 / 10
A Study to Assess Effectiveness of Planned Health Teaching Programme on Knowledge regarding Impact of Social Networking Sites on Mental Health of Second Year Nursing Students at Selected Nursing Colleges and Schools of Nursing in Nashik City
Sneha Giradkar
Abstract: Objective of study-To assess pre-test impact of social networking sites on mental health of second year nursing students at selected nursing colleges and schools of nursing in Nashik city.-To find the effectiveness of the planned health teaching programme on impact of social networking sites on mental health of second year nursing colleges students at selected nursing colleges in Nashik city.-To find out association between pre-test and post-test on impact score of social networking sites on mental health of second year nursing colleges students with their selected demographic variables. Material and methods-A quasi experimental research design was used; stratified random sampling technique was used.30 samples were selected and a structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of samples. The data are processed and analysed using inferential and descriptive statistics. Result-In pre-test 6.66% students had not affected on social networking sites, 26.66% students had mild affected on social networking sites, 56.66% students had moderately affected on social networking sites, and 10%students had sever affected on social networking sites. The mean score of pre-test 41.3 and mean percentage was 137.66% with SD of 6.08.In post-test 76.66% students had not affected on social networking sites, 23.66% students had mild affected on social networking sites, the mean score of post-test was 29.2 and mean percentage was 97.3% with SD of 3.57. Post-test impact score is less than their pre-test impact score. In pre-test percentage was 51%of students was addicted to social networking sites where post-test percentage was 35%students was addicted to social networking site. The calculated t-value (13.27) at (p<0.05) is greater than tabulated t- value (2.05) hence the research hypothesis H0 is rejected.
Keywords: Social networking sites, mental health, nursing students, impact
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 2, February 2023,
Pages: 958 - 959