EFFECTIVENESS OF SO HUM MEDITATION IN REDUCING THE LEVEL OF STRESS AMONG THE FIRST YEAR B.Sc.(N) STUDENTS IN SELECTED COLLEGE OF NURSING AT KOLHAPUR.
Authors: kumar Patil Supriya Vijay , Subravgoudar Praveen , Awate Sunil Kumar 
Published: January 2023

Meditation has been found to be very helpful in reducing mental stress. It is an ancient practice and scientically proven to be very effective.
Healthcare providers of multiple disciplines have faced tremendous work pressure because of which more attention has been drawn towards
relaxation techniques. Meditation has many benets such as deeper level of relaxation, builds self-condence, helps to control own thought,
improve learning and concentration level, increase emotional balance, increase productivity, develop will power, react more quickly and more
effectively to a stressful event, more sociable behavior, increases listening skills and empathy, helps make more accurate judgments, greater
tolerance, more balanced personality, develops emotional maturity. In this study SO HUM meditation technique was useful in reduction of stress
level of B.Sc. Nursing students.
Objective Of The Study
1. To assess the level of stress among rst year B.Sc. Nursing students.
2. To administer SO HUM meditation on rst year B.Sc. nursing students
3. To evaluate the effectiveness of SO HUM meditation in reducing the level of stress among the rst year B.Sc. nursing students.
4. To nd out the mean association between pre-assessment stress scores with selected socio-demographic variables
Method
In the present study quantitative evaluative survey approach was used. A Pre-experimental, one group pre-assessment, post-assessment research
design was used. Which consisted 60 rst year B.Sc. nursing students by using non-probability, purposive sampling technique Datawas collected
using selectedsocio- demographic variables and modied perceived stress rating scale from D.Y. Patil College of Nursing, Kolhapur. Results The
results of the study revealed that there was a mean association between pre-assessment stress scores with selected socio-demographic variables.
Association was calculatedusing 'chi-square' test and the result of the study revealed association between the mean pre-assessment with selected
socio-demographic variable like Gender[tcal= 07.84,ttab= 05.99], number of siblings [tcal= 12.93 ttab= 12.59], family income[tcal=13.60, ttab=
12.59], number of close friends [tcal= 12.72, ttab= 12.59] and reason for choosing nursing profession [tcal=13.46, ttab= 12. 59] the ndings were
found to be signicant at 0.05 level of signicance. The study also revealed that in pre- assessment majority of the participants 32 (53.33%) had
moderate level of perceived stress scores, 26 (43.33%) had severe perceived stress score and remaining 02 (3.33%) had mild perceived stress
scores. Where in post- assessment majority of participants 82(54.66%) had mild perceived stress scores and remaining 68 (45.33%) had moderate
perceived stress scores while none of participants had severe stress. The calculated paired 't' value (t Cal=20.13) was greater than tabulated
value(ttab =2.001).This indicated that SO HUM meditation was effective in reducing the level of stress, whichis statistically signicant at < 0.05
level. Interpretation And Conclusion In pre-assessment majority of the participants 32 (53.33%) had moderate level of perceived stress, 26
(43.33%) had severe perceived stress and remaining 02 (3.33%) had mild perceived stress. Where in post- assessment after administration of SO
HUM meditation majority of participants 82(54.66%) had mild perceived stress level and remaining 68 (45.33%) had moderateperceived stress
while none of participants had severe stress. Therefore, ndings concluded that SO HUM meditation was effective in relieving the perceived stress
level of the rst year B.Sc. nursing students