Abdus Sukkoor, O M (2012) Effectiveness of music therapy in terms of reducing anxiety among hospitalized children (6-12 yrs) in pediatric medical ward at Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madurai Medical College, Madurai.
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Abstract
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: Effectiveness of music therapy in terms of reducing anxiety among hospitalized children (6-12 yrs) in pediatric medical ward at Government Rajaji hospital, Madurai. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of music therapy in terms of reducing anxiety among hospitalized children (6-12Yrs). HYPOTHESES: H1: There is a significant difference in the level of anxiety before and after music therapy among hospitalized children. H2: There is a significant association in the level of anxiety and selected variables among hospitalized children. DESIGN: Quasi experimental study was used to evaluate the effectiveness of music therapy in terms of reducing anxiety among hospitalized children (6-12yrs) in pediatric medical ward at Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. The tool used for this study consists of demographic data and modified pediatric anxiety rating scale. The populations of this study were 50 children in the age group of 6-12 years admitted in pediatric medical ward who undergone treatment and other diagnostic and surgical procedure. Samples for the study were selected through simple random sample technique .Conceptual frame work used for this study was King’s open system (1981) model. RESULTS: The findings of the present study revealed that the computed pre-test ‘t’ value in over all area was highly significant (t = 10.35, P<0.001, df=49. The mean and S.D value (mean=7.44, S.D=6.538) of post-test was lower than the pre-test value (mean=18.6, S.D= 7.44). This shows that there was significant reduction of anxiety level after getting music therapy. In pre-test anxiety level was highly associate (×2=13.14, p=0.001) with the particular demographic variable(Residence). CONCLUSION: Music therapy was found to be very effective diversional technique to reduce the anxiety level as well as stressors of childhood hospitalization in hospitalized children, but it needs more practice and follow as a routine diversional technique in the ward for better hospitalization without any psychological responses of hospitalization (anxiety, depression).
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Effectiveness, music therapy, reducing anxiety, hospitalized children (6-12 yrs), pediatric medical ward, Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Paediatric Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Aug 2020 06:58 |
| Last Modified: | 22 Aug 2020 07:10 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/12917 |
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