EFFICACY OF INTERVENTIONAL TEACHING MODULE ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING CHROMOTHERAPY

Background of the study: Chromotherapy was discovered and developed by the ancients (Greece, China, and Egypt) around 4000 B.C. Chromotherapy, also referred to as colour therapy, is a sort of complementary and alternative medicine that use electromagnetic radiations of different frequencies to affect human neurohormonal pathways and perhaps treat Mental diseases. Material And Method: Quantitative research is the research methodology. True experimental design was used in the research. Type: - Pre-Test Post Test Control Group. The research implemented Simple Random Sampling, with a total of 60 samples collected which was again divided into two groups 30 Control and 30 Experimental group from Mental hospital of Pune city. Tool was divided into two Section i.e. Demographic data and Self structured questionary. For Score, Poor knowledge (0-6), Average knowledge (7-13), Good knowledge (14-20). Analysis was done using Paired t-test, two sample t-test and Fisher's exact test for the association between knowledge and demographic variables. Result:In the experimental group compared to the control group, there was a statistically noteworthy rise in the post-test score of knowledge regarding chromotherapy. The mean score accelerated from 4.2 in pre-test to 11.6 in post-test (t-14.1, p< 0.05). The mean change in knowledge score among staff nurses is 7.5 and 1.1 in experimental and control group respectively (t- 8.8, p< 0.05). Conclusion: There was signicant increase in knowledge regarding Chromotherapy among Nursing staffs working in Mental Hospitals of Pune City.