Management of pain and insomnia in institutionalised Senior citizens through positive therapy

Pages:108-110
Preetha Menonand Nirmala (Department of Psychology, Avinashilingam Deemed University for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu)

From Anbagam Old Age Home, Theni, Tamil Nadu, 49 inmates (20 male and 29 female) were screened using the Case Study Schedule, Patient Pain Questionnaire (Ferrel, 1994) and Insomnia Inventory (Jennifer, 2004) and were selected as the sample. The age range of the sample was 60-75 years. As psychological intervention, Positive Therapy (Natesan, 2004), a package combining the eastern techniques of Yoga and western techniques of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy was used