A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Guided Imagery on Stress, Anxiety and Depression Among Geriatric at Selected Old Age Homes in Kanchipuram District A Pilot Study

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to assess the effectiveness of guided imagery on stress, depression and anxiety among geriatric in selected old age homes, in Kanchipuram district. Ageing is a natural process which is inevitable and thus being the end of the human life cycle. Perceiving ageing with fear is recent phenomenon and is increasing and becoming more complex day by day, which is associated with functional disability. The ageing process creates profound changes that there will be 1–2% decline in functional ability per year. The functional disability in the aged includes the three dimensions, physical, emotional and mental performance. The results revealed that the relationship between the variables stress, depression and anxiety was significant at p<0.01. The tool was reliable, and the study was practicable. The findings revealed that the guided imagery intervention was effective and can be implemented to reduce the geriatric stress, depression and anxiety.