“A Quasi Experimental Study to Assess the E...

“A Quasi Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Therapeutic Play Therapy on the Level of Anxiety among Children Undergoing Nebulization in Selected Hospital of South Gujarat”

Author Name : Ms. Nidhi T. Patel, Prof. Mrs. J. M. Silja

ABSTRACT Children are mostly not cooperative duringthe nebulization procedure and also seen crying and anxious in the hospital.Therapeutic play can make them understand procedures, divert their minds, and reduce their anxiety. The main Objectives of the study were: To assess the pre-test and post-test level of anxiety among children undergoing nebulization in the experimental and control group.To evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic play therapy on the level of anxiety among children undergoing nebulization by comparing the experimental and control group. To find out the associationbetween the pre-test level of anxiety among children undergoing nebulization with their selected demographic variable in the experimental and control group.