A study to assess the effectiveness of origami therapy on anxiety towards hospitalization among children admitted in pediatric wards of selected hospitals from sangli, Miraj and Kupwad corporation area

Abstract

Background: Play therapy plays an important role in reducing anxiety towards hospitalization in hospitalized children. This study is aimed to assess the effect of origami therapy on anxiety towards hospitalization among school age children admitted in the pediatric wards of selected hospitals. Method: A Quasi experimental pre-test post-test with control group design was used in the study, which includes total 60 children ,30 children in  control and 30 in experimental group. Children with moderate and sever anxiety were included in the study and the anxiety was assessed through observation check list by the researcher and anxiety was also reported by the children with self reported rating scale. Result: The difference in the anxiety score across two groups was statistically significant. By using observation checklist as well as self reporting rating scale. Then origami therapy was given to the child for 30 min for 5 days for experimental group and the mean post-test anxiety score was observed and in control group it was19.63 i.e., (mild anxiety) and in experimental group it was 10.4 i.e., (minimal anxiety). Self-reported rating post-test anxiety score in control group was 27.60 i.e. (moderate anxiety) and in experimental group it was 12.70 i.e. (mild anxiety). The difference between the groups was statistically significant as P= 0.000. It indicates that the anxiety was reduced with the origami therapy in hospitalized children. Conclusion: The study findings showed that administration of origami therapy on anxiety towards hospitalization among children was effective in relieving anxiety.