EVALUATING THE EFFECT OF PSYCHIATRIC COUNSELLING ON GERIATRIC PATIENTS UNDERGOING PROSTHODONTIC TREATMENT

Aging is an inevitable phenomena. It brings lot of compromises in the day to day life which includes both physical as well as mental health. This pilot study aimed to see the effect of Psychiatric Counselling on Geriatric Patients Undergoing Prosthodontic Treatment. A total of A total of 10 patients were enrolled for Psychiatric Counselling. Psychiatric Counselling was done by Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). The RSES score indicated that all the patients enrolled in the study had low to moderate Self-Esteem Scores at the baseline i.e. Mean: 14.2, SD: 3.1 were as the same RSES score indicated a significant improvement when recorded Post-treatment i.e. Mean: 20.5, SD: 2.8, p < 0.05. A significant improvement was seen in the patients who received psychiatric counselling paired t-test value t(9) = 6.72, p < 0.001 whereas chi-square test indicated the value χ2(1) = 5.92, p = 0.015. This pilot study highlights the potential benefits of integrating psychiatric counselling into Prosthodontic care for geriatric patients.