Abstract

A Quasi-experimental study was undertaken to ssess the effectiveness of art therapy on anxiety among hospitalized school age children at Ankara Hospital, Kompally, Hyderabad. Structured Anxiety Rating Scale was prepared by researcher and standardized Facial Affective Scale was used to ssess the level of anxiety of hospitalized children. The reliability of tool was found by using split half method and Karl Pearson correlation coefficient and reliability value of tool r-0.947 which indicates tool was reliable, feasible and appropriate. The main study was conducted at Ankura Hospitals, Kompally, Hyderabad, Telangana after obtaining a formal permission from higher authorities. The sample was selected through Convenience sampling technique. The purpose of the study was explained to parents of hospitalized children before conducting the study and their consent was obtained. The results were analyzed based on the scores obtained using Facial Affective Anxiety Scale and Rating Scale on anxiety of hospitalized children Statistical analysis was made with the help of split half method and Karl-Pearson correlation coefficient, the calculated ‘r’ value was 0. 947.The study was found feasible, practicable, applicable and significant. The scores in the post-test of experimental group (Facial Affective Scale) were 1.40 mean with 0.503 S. D whereas in control group 3.40 mean with 0.681 S.D. Since the value for t-statistic with 38 degrees of freedom is 10.572 with p-value 0.000 which is less than 0.05, we reject the null hypothesis. That is there is a significant difference between post-level of anxiety of experimental and control group among school age children admitted in pediatrics general ward. The scores in the post-test of experimental group (Anxiety Rating Scale) were 3.2 mean with 1.76 whereas in control group 28.05 mean with 7.451 S.D. Since the value for t-statistic with 38 degrees of freedom is 14.513 with p-value 0.000 which is less than 0.05, we can reject the null hypothesis. That is there is a significant difference between post-level of anxiety of experimental and control group among school age children admitted in pediatrics general ward.

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