Current changing world of technology and lifestyle makes life harder for people. Healthcare professionals are not exception for this. Chronic fatigue and stress, making something impersonal, reduced attainment of task depicts the symptom of burnout. Guided imagery is a method of relaxation which concentrates the mind on positive images in an attempt to reduce pain, stress and burnout.Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of guided imagery on the level of perceived stress and burnout among nurses. Methodology: Using a quasi experimental research design , the study was conducted in a selected tertiary care hospital, Nellore. Non probability convenience sampling technique was adopted to select 100 nurses, out of which each 50 nurses were allotted to experimental group and 50 to control group. Pretest was conducted by using perceived stress scale to identify the level of stress and Oldenburg burnout inventory was used to identify the level of burnout. For 21 days guided imagery intervention was given and after one week posttest was conducted by using the same tool. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Results: The comparesion on mean and SD of effectiveness of guided imagery on level of stress the calculated value is 24.2, tabulated value is 16.6 which is significant at the level of P< 0.05. The comparison of mean and SD of effectiveness of guided imagery on level of burnout the calculated value is 26.2, tabulated value is 14.43 which is significant at the level of P< 0.05. Conclusion:Majority of the nurses had stress and burnout. Guided imagery was effective in reducing the stress and burnout among the nurses.
Key words: GUIDED IMAGERY, PERCEIVED STRESS, BURNOUT, NURSES
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