A study to assess the effectiveness of deep breathing exercise in improving sleep quality among the hospitalized patients at apollo hospitals, Gandhinagar
International Journal of Development Research
A study to assess the effectiveness of deep breathing exercise in improving sleep quality among the hospitalized patients at apollo hospitals, Gandhinagar
Received 29th September, 2025 Received in revised form 10th October, 2025 Accepted 24th November, 2025 Published online 30th December, 2025
Copyright©2025, Chingshubam Jibanlata Devi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
An experimental study was conducted to assess effectiveness of deep breathing exercise in improving sleep quality among hospitalized patients in Apollo Hospitals, Gandhinagar. The ‘PSQI Scale’ was used. A quantitative approach with one pre-test post- tests study design was used to achieve the objectives of the study. The sample consisted of 30 from selected hospitals. The Systematic sampling technique was used to collect the sample. Inthe experimental group the mean of pre-test was 12.57 withstandard deviation 2.78 and post-test mean was 9.07 with standard deviation 1.98. The calculated ‘t’ value was 16.85 whereas table value is 1.69 in 0.05 level which shows highly significant. So, the deep breathing exercise in improving sleep quality among hospitalized patients.
