Posıtıve Psychology-Based Art Therapy In Hospıtalızed Chıldren

Summary

Pediatric hospitalization is known to be associated with negative developmental and psychosocial outcomes for child patients. Art therapy is a way to directly address the emotional world of hospitalized children. This research is significant both scientifically and clinically as an innovative intervention aimed at reducing the negative effects of pediatric hospitalization on the psychosocial and emotional development of children. It is believed that the research will contribute to a holistic approach to nursing care and lead to the development of scientifically based interventions in clinical practice. Furthermore, this research will provide nurses with evidence-based information that can guide them in implementing and evaluating self-compassion and empathy-focused care strategies that support children's psychosocial well-being. In this respect, the research directly contributes to nursing practice and provides transferable outcomes. This research was planned to examine the effect of positive psychology-based art therapy on self-compassion and hope levels in children aged 8-12 years hospitalized in a pediatric ward. The research will be conducted as a single-blind, randomized controlled experimental study with a pre-test, post-test design at Süleyman Demirel University Research and Application Hospital between June and December 31, 2026. Prior to the research, permission will be obtained from the scale administrators, participants, parents, ethics committee, and the institution. The sample will consist of 80 individuals (40 in the intervention group and 40 in the control group) who meet the inclusion criteria, are selected using simple randomization, and provide informed consent. The control group will receive no intervention; the pre-test will be administered on the first day, and the post-test on the day the intervention for the experimental group ends. The intervention group will receive art therapy three days a week for a total of five sessions; the pre-test will be administered on the first day, and the post-test on the last session. Data will be collected using the Personal Information Form (PIF) (Appendix 2), the Children's Hope Scale (CHS), and the Children's Self-Compassion Scale (CSCS). Data will be analyzed using the SPSS (Statistical Program for Social Sciences) statistical analysis software package, and statistical significance will be accepted as p \<0.05.

Conditions

• Pediatric

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Posıtıve Psychology-Based Art Therapy In Hospıtalızed Chıldren (PP-ArtChild)+Routine Pediatric Nursing Care

Participants will receive a structured Positive Psychology-Based Art Therapy program in addition to routine pediatric nursing care. The intervention includes guided art-based activities designed to promote positive emotions, self-compassion, hope, emotional expression, and adaptive coping during hospitalization. Sessions will be delivered by the researcher according to a standardized intervention protocol.

OTHER

Routine Pediatric Nursing Care

Participants in the control group will not receive the Positive Psychology-Based Art Therapy intervention. They will receive routine pediatric nursing care only.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Suleyman Demirel University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• sema soysal · Suleyman Demirel University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

8 Years

Max Age

12 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-09-14

Primary Completion

2027-02-26

Completion

2027-03-30