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Effect of lifestyle counselling on stress resistance among COVID-19 patients

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Department of Home Science (Food and Nutrition), Govt. D.B. Girls P.G., College, Raipur, CG, India
  • 2Department of Home Science (Food and Nutrition), Govt. D.B. Girls P.G., College, Raipur, CG, India

Res. J. Family, Community and Consumer Sci., Volume 11, Issue (2), Pages 6-10, July,27 (2023)

Abstract

India has seen its worst possible outbreak of coronavirus during the second wave. In a few months, the number of coronavirus cases is decreasing steadily and life is coming to near normal. But the danger has not been averted as yet and people are still apprehensive about the possible future outbreak of coronavirus. The unpleasant consequence on the physical and mental health of corona virus has been documented in several studies. One such study conducted reported that the prevalence of stress among coronavirus patients is whooping 41.6%. Hence it is essential to manage stress among coronavirus patients. This study was conducted to see the impact of lifestyle-related individual counselling on the management of stress among COVID-19 patients. To conduct the study 100 coronavirus patients from both sexes were selected. The study area was the Raipur district of Chhattisgarh. The age range of these patients falls between 30 to 45 years of age. To assess stress among subjects, Stress Resistance Scale prepared by Ajwani and Varwandkar was used. FANTASTIC, a checklist to assess lifestyle was used. Individual counselling was given to each subject based on lifestyle modifications with timely follow-up. The data were collected thrice i.e. pre-test, after 15 days and after 30 days (post-test) for this single group experimental design. ANOVA for several measures at fixed time interval was used for data analysis. It was found that the individual counselling of one month significantly enhanced the stress resistance in COVID-19 patients and the post-test gain score on the stress resistance scale and lifestyle modification checklists also correlated statistically and positively. It was concluded that lifestyle modification through individual counselling is an effective method to manage stress among COVID-19 patients.

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