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A Quasi-Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Yog-Nidra on Improving Quality of Life Among Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy in Selected Cancer Hospitals at Raipur (Chhattisgarh)

  1. Chandana Sahu Department of Nursing, Columbia College of Nursing

Abstract

The present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Yog-Nidra on improving the quality of life among cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. The specific objectives were to assess pre-test and post-test scores before and after the Yog-Nidra intervention in both experimental and control groups, determine its effectiveness in enhancing quality of life, and identify any associations between pre-test scores and selected demographic variables. A pre-experimental one-group pre-test and post-test design was adopted. Using a purposive sampling technique, 60 cancer patients were selected from a hospital in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Data were collected using a modified WHO Quality of Life-BREF scale after establishing the tool’s validity and reliability. The demographic profile indicated that most participants were aged 31–40 years (33.33%) and 51–60 years (33.33%), with a majority being males (67%) and married (50%). The findings revealed that the mean pre-test score of the experimental group was 5.0 (SD=3.21), while the post-test mean increased to 7.0 (SD=3.24). A similar improvement was observed in the control group with pre-test and post-test means of 5.0 (SD=4.0) and 7.0 (SD=2.91), respectively. The chi-square values for both experimental and control groups (χ²=10.39 and χ²=10.22, df=4, p<0.05) indicated statistically significant improvements in the quality of life post-intervention. The study concludes that Yog-Nidra therapy effectively enhances the quality of life among cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy, demonstrating its value as a supportive complementary therapy in oncology care.

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