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Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice

Volume 11, Issue 2, 2024
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Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice
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XXX-XXXX (Print), XXXX-XXXX (Online)
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A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ORIGAMI ON HOSPITALIZED ANXIETY AMONG SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN ADMITTED IN SELECTED HOSPITALS AT KANYAKUMARI DISTRICT
Author
Priyanka P, Lizy Merlin Lisha J
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Assess, Effectiveness, Origami, Hospitalized Anxiety, School aged children
Abstract
Hospitalization was a stressful and painful or experience for children who were sick that children might feel not only anxiety and lack of safety. Many therapies like music therapy, play therapy, art therapy can use to minimize their anxiety. Origami is one way of non pharmacological method to reduce hospitalized anxiety of the children. The present study carried out to assess the effectiveness of origami on hospitalized anxiety among school aged children admitted in hospital. A Quasi-experimental non randomized control group design. The participants were selected by purposive sampling techniques. A sample of 60 hospitalized anxiety children selected for this study, among them 30 for study group and 30 for control group. Pretest was done by using hospital anxiety assessment check list on the first day. Origami was given for 15 – 30 minutes once a day for three consecutive days. The control group did not receive any intervention. On the third day Post test was done to both study group and control group on the third day using the same to ol. The data was analyzed by using paired„t? test. The results shows that the pre-test mean score on 30.63 and 28.30 in study group and control group. The post test mean score was 18.37 and 28.37 in study group and control group. It shows that there was a significant reduction in the hospitalized anxiety after origami. The finding showed that origami was effective in reducing hospitalized anxiety among school aged children
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