1M.Sc. (N) 2 nd year Student, Department of Pediatric Nursing, JSS College of Nursing, Mysore
2HOD and Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric Nursing, JSS College of Nursing, Mysore
3Principal cum Professor & HOD, JSS College of Nursing, Mysore
*Corresponding author: Ambika K, Assistant Professor, JSS College of Nursing, I Main, Saraswathipuram, Mysore-570009, Karnataka, Mobile No- 9980556639
Online published on 25 March, 2015.
In present scenario anxiety disorders are most common form of psychopatholology in children with overall prevalence rate of 8–11%. According to the report of Yale University of New York, child study centre, mental health problems may originate as early as in the toddler years. One in 10 children aged 2–5 years fond to be experiencing anxiety. In that 9.5% have in the form of separation anxiety, social anxiety, specific fears due to hospitalization, invasive procedures and generalized anxiety. Acupressure helps to reduction of anxiety and brings relaxation, feels more secure in a strange environment, lessens stress and provides a means of release tension.
The aim of the study to assess the effectiveness of acupressure on anxiety of hospitalized children undergoing invasive procedures in selected hospitals at Mysore.
In this study, a quasi experimental design was used and non probability convenience sampling technique was adopted to select 60 hospitalized children undergoing invasive procedures, both in experimental and control group. Pilot study was conducted, the tool and study design were found to be feasible. Data were collected using a modified Paediatric anxiety scale was investigator observation check list. Acupressure was administered to the experimental group. The data were collected and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics.
The result of the study revealed that the significance of difference between the mean pre test and post test anxiety symptom score in experimental group which was statistically tested using paired ‘t’ test and was found to be highly significant at 0.05 level of significance (t(29)=32.18; p<0.05 and the significance of difference between the mean post test anxiety symptom scores between experimental and control group which was statistically tested using independent ‘t’ test was found to be highly significant at 0.05 level of significance (t(58)=26.25; p<0.05). The result also shown that the anxiety scores of hospitalized children undergoing invasive procedures had no significant association with their selected personal variables.
Therefore, the study concluded that acupressure was effective method to reduce the anxiety of hospitalized children undergoing invasive procedures.
Effectiveness, acupressure, level of anxiety, children age group of 6–12 years, invasive procedures
