Volume : 6, Issue : 8, August - 2017

A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE REGARDING INSOMNIA AMONG THE RELATIVES OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN A SELECTED COMMUNITY AREA AT KANCHEEPURAM DISTRICT, TAMILNADU INDIA.

T. Priya, Shanthini Begum, Parthiban. P, Manjula. T. R, Ajitha Alex

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">A study to assess the level knowledge regarding insomnia among the relatives of elderly people in a selected community area at, Kancheepuram District Tamil Nadu, India. The objectives were to assess the level of knowledge on insomnia among relatives of elderly people in a selected community and to find out the significant association between the knowledge on insomnia and the selected demographic variables. The study shows that 14 % of the relatives of elderly people are having inadequate knowledge, 53% of the relatives of elderly people are having moderate knowledge and 33% of the relatives of elderly people are having adequate knowledge. The mean value is 8.172 and the standard deviation is 0.2417.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;&#10;line-height:150%;tab-stops:229.5pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:&#10;150%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>