9. Conclusions
9.5 Recommendations for BTEC Policy
Table 4: Mean, SD and t value of pretest and pos� est physical wellbeing score (n=30)
Table 5: Mean, SD and t value of pretest and pos� est psychological wellbeing score(n=30
It can be concluded that, the disease management program was found to be eff ective in improving the physical and psychological wellbeing among the primary caregiver of client diagnosed with major depression after the implementation of intervention.
df=29 *signifi cance at 0.05 level
It can be concluded that, the disease management program was found to be eff ective in improving the physical and psychological wellbeing among the
primary caregiver of client diagnosed with major depression after the implementation of intervention.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION Discussion
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fi ndings support the present study.
Conclusion
The fi ndings of the study revealed that the mean pos� est scores of physical and psychological wellbeing after the disease management program was found to be higher than the pretest scores among the primary caregivers of client diagnosed with major depression at 0.05 level of signifi cance and based on the fi ndings it can be concluded that the disease management program was eff ective in improving the physical and psychological wellbeing among the primary caregiver of client diagnosed with major depression.
Implications of the study Nursing Administration
• Nursing administrators should take necessary steps to make the nurses aware about the concept of disease management program and to train the nurses to implement those programs.
Nursing education
• Nursing students should be encouraged to a� end seminars and workshop on benefi ts of disease management programs.
Nursing Research
• Extensive research should be done regarding the impact of disease management programs among the primary caregivers.
Nursing practice
• The nurse should maintain good rapport with the caregivers so that they can identify the problems faced by the care givers while caring the client.
Limitations of the study
• Data collection period was limited to two months. For fi nding the lasting impact of disease management program, longer time duration may be required.
• Since sample size was small and the study subjects were from only selected se� ings, generalizations of the study fi ndings need to be done with caution.
RECOMMENDATIONS
• A similar study can be replicated in diff erent se� ings with larger sample to validate and to make generalizations.
• Similar study can be conducted over prolonged periods in order to ensure the effi cacy.
Acknowledgement: I owe my sincere thanks and gratitude to all those who have contributed to the successful completion of this endeavor.
Ethical Clearance: Ethical clearance was obtained from the institutional ethical commi� ee. Wri� en permissions from the respected authorities were obtained to conduct the research study. Informed consent was taken from the subjects and the confi dentiality of the data was maintained.
Confl ict of Interest: Nil Source of Funding: Self
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