A Quasi Experimental Study Assess Effectiveness of Self Instructional Module (SIM) on Knowledge Regarding Impact of Mobile Phone Dependency on Health and Academics Among Adolescents Aged Between 13-18 Years Studying in Selected Schools, of District Hisar, Haryana
Abstract
A Quasi Experimental study Assess Effectiveness of Self Instructional Module (SIM) on Knowledge regarding Impact of Mobile Phone Dependency On Health and Academics Among Adolescents Aged Between 13-18 years Studying In Selected Schools, Of District Hisar, Haryana. The study was conducted on 60 students, out of them 30 for experimental group and 30 for control group chosen by purposive method. A self structured knowledge questionnaire tool was used. A self instructional module was prepared on impact of mobile phone dependency on health and academics. The study result revealed that experimental group pre test knowledge score mean was 13.80, S.D. 4.730 and control group knowledge score mean was 13.267, S.D, 5.225. The self instructional module was only given to the experimental group and after 1 week post test was taken. In post test of experimental group knowledge score mean was 22.33, S.D. 5.827 and control group knowledge score mean was 15.50, S.D. 4.918. The post test score is higher than pre test score and the mean difference between experimental group pre test and post test was 8.53 and between control group pre test and post test was 2.24 so, the mean difference of experimental group was higher shows the effectiveness of self instructional module in the form of booklet. The paired T test value was 7.661and the result was significant.
How to cite this article:
Rani G, Poonam. “A Quasi Experimental Study Assess Effectiveness of Self Instructional Module (Sim) on Knowledge Regarding Impact of Mobile Phone Dependency on Health And Academics Among Adolescents Aged Between 13-18 Years Studying in Selected Schools, of District Hisar,Haryana. Ind J Holist Nurs. 2023;14(4):1-12.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2348.2133.202313
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