Effectiveness Of Smart On Sensory Perception Ability Among Patients With Sensory Deprivation Admitted In Neuro Critical Care Unit At Indira Gandhi Government General Hospital And Postgraduate Institute (Igggh & Pgi), Puducherry

Abstract

Introduction: A study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of SMART on sensory perception ability among patients with sensory deprivation admitted in Neuro critical care unit at Indira Gandhi Government General Hospital And Post-Graduate Institute (IGGGH & PGI),Puducherry

Objectives:

• To assess the sensory perception ability among patients with sensory deprivation in neuro critical care unit before SMART.
• To evaluate the effectiveness of SMART on sensory perception ability among the patients with sensory deprivation in Neuro critical care unit.
• To associate the post test score of sensory perception ability with selected demographic and clinical variables.

Materials and Method: The research approach used for this study was quantitative approach. One group pre and post test design was adopted for this study. Convenient method of sampling technique was used to select the subjects. The conceptual frame work of this study was based on Weidenbach’s Helping Art of Clinical Nursing (1964).The tool consists of three parts such as part I includes Glasgow Coma Scale, part II includes demographic and clinical variables and part III includes Modified Disorder of Conscious Scale used before and after intervention. The outcome of the study was evaluated by descriptive and inferential statistics.

Result: Pre test mean level of consciousness on sensory deprived patient’s 11.48 was lesser than post test mean 13.38. The pre-test mean level of sensory perception ability on sensory deprived patients 10.08 was lesser than post- test mean 13.58. The difference in level of consciousness and sensory perception ability was confirmed by paired‘t’ test value of (8.71) and (8.78) which was highly significant at p<0.001 level. Hence it is concluded that SMART therapy was effective in improving the sensory perception ability among sensory deprived patients. The results showed a statistical association with the post-test score of level of consciousness of the subjects with selected demographic variable “education and “co Morbid illness which is evident with significant p <0.05level.