Abstract

Terminal illness is an incurable disease that cannot be adequately treated. Pain at terminal illness is significant such as cancer, late HIV disease, and degenerative diseases. The aim of study to evaluate the effectiveness of guided imagery technique regarding pain, among terminally ill patients. A quantitative experimental research approach with Quasi-experimental, non-equivalent control group design was used with 210 terminally ill patients (105 in experimental groups and 105 in control group) to evaluate the effectiveness of guided imagery technique regarding pain. Consecutive sampling technique was used. A socio-demographic data, pain assessment scale, was developed by the researcher to evaluate pain, among terminally ill patients. Researcher used Guided imagery technique as intervention for study. The guided imagery technique was found effective to reduce pain. In pain experimental group pre-test mean ± S.D was 5.68 ± 2.53, in follow up mean ± S.D was 1.94 ±1.36, mean difference was -3.7, t= 13.34, p=<.01, Significant, whereas in control group pre-test mean ± S.D was 5.28 ± 2.85, in follow up mean ± S.D was 4.40 ±2.22, mean difference was -.8, t=2.4, p=<.05, Significant. Hence, the result revealed that guided imagery technique was more effective to reduce the pain in experimental group as compared to control group.