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Effectiveness of Play Interventions on Anxiety Among Hospitalized Children

NCT03222063 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2017-07-19

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Summary

The study evaluates the effectiveness of play interventions on anxiety among hospitalized children in selected hospital of Yamuna Nagar, Haryana. Quasi experimental approach was adopted. 60 (30 in experimental and 30 in comparison)hospitalized children were selected by purposive sampling technique.Hospitalized children in experimental group were provided play interventions whereas the children in Comparison group received only usual medical and nursing care.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Play interventions

The following play were included in play interventions i.e building blocks, paint, puzzles, crayons, doctor set, ludo, snake and ladder. All hospitalized children in experimental group received play interventions at bed side. Taking into consideration the busy clinical setting, each participant received continuously 1 hour of hospital play interventions each day for continuous 5 days. Although the hospitalized children were free to choose according to their choice but still the younger children would be engaged in play such as doctor set, Drawing etc. to obtain more sensory experience and older children were offered play interventions such as puzzle, building blocks, ludo etc.with high cognitive demand.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ms. Eenu Rani, M.Sc.Nursing · Maharishi Markandeshwar University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-11-30
Primary Completion
2017-01-31
Completion
2017-06-30

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