A Quasi-Experimental Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Chromotherapy on the Levels of Anxiety and Depression Among the Cancer Patients Admitted in Hospitals at Selected Areas

Aim: The aim of the study was a quasi-experimental study to evaluate the effectiveness of chromotherapy on the levels of anxiety and depression among the cancer patients admitted in hospitals at selected areas. Materials & Method: Quasi experimental research design was used for this study in which control was missed and randomization was present. The independent variable in this was chromotherapy. The study was conducted at selected hospitals, Maharashtra after obtaining ethical permission. Sample includes 40 mild and moderate levels of cancer patients admitted in hospitals those were selected by tool used Hamilton rating scale for anxiety and Hamilton rating scale for depression with considering inclusion criteria with probability simple random sampling technique. Result: Effectiveness of chromotherapy compared pre-test anxiety score and depression with post-test score anxiety and depression which shows result that the mean score during pre-test anxiety score is 18.6± 2.487, and the mean score during post-test anxiety is 14.9 ± 2. The paired t test value is 22.81 which is significantly higher than the table value of 2.02 at p≤0.05 level. Also mean score during pre-test depression score is 13.6± 3.08, and the mean score during post-test depression is 10.2 ± 2.613. The paired t test value is 11.0 which is significantly higher than the table value of 2.02 at p≤0.05 level. Conclusion: The study was conducted to evaluate effectiveness of chromotherapy on the levels of anxiety and depression among cancer patients admitted in hospital at selected areas. The study findings showed chromotherapy was effective in reducing levels of anxiety and depression among cancer patients. There was significant association age with pre-test anxiety score