Assessment of Anxiety among Hospitalized Children

Hospitalization is one of the most stressful events in a child's life. There are many stressors for children that surround them like physical circumstances such as ache and underlying disease, procedures done at hospital such as blood investigations or even a medical examination in the hospital. This study was conducted to assess the levels of anxiety among the hospitalized children between 6 to 12 years of age, in four hospitals of Moradabad. Fifty hospitalized children were selected using simple random sampling. The tool used for data collection comprised of two parts: Part A comprised of demographic performa and Part B was modified state trait anxiety inventory for children scale. Findings of the study indicated that majority of these children had severe anxiety. Also it was found that there was significant association between the levels of anxiety and the condition diagnosed, children undergoing painful procedure and children on intravenous therapy (p< 0.5).