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Effectiveness of Origami on Hospitalized Anxiety among Children Admitted in Paediatric Units of a Selected Tertiary Care Hospital Ludhiana, Punjab
Abstract
Hospital can be a difficult place for young children and their families. In hospitals, children may find
strange faces, different routines, strange equipment’s and limited family contact leads to development
of anxiety in children. Anxiety can hamper there early recovery and leads to psychological effect on
the child. Play provisions like origami can help children to overcome the anxiety and work as outlets
for hostilities. The present study was conducted with an objective to assess the effectiveness of
origami on hospitalized anxiety among children admitted in paediatric units. A pre-experimental
design was preferred to assess the effectiveness of origami on hospitalized anxiety among 40 children
of age group 4–10 years selected by convenience sampling in paediatric units of DMC and Hospital,
Ludhiana. The intervention was given to children for minimum 15–20 minutes for three consecutive
days. Structured likert scale to assess anxiety and bio-physiological measures was used to collect the
data using observation technique and self-report method. The mean anxiety score before intervention
was higher (33.10±10.61, 37.61%) than after intervention (28.85±9.37, 32.78%). The difference of
mean pre-test and post-test hospitalized anxiety was found to be statistically significant (p<0.05). The
study findings revealed that origami was effective in reducing the level of hospitalized anxiety among
children.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijpn.v7i2.1892
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