Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research

Jenifa Rohila Noronha ¹, S. Shanthi ¹

Affiliations
1 Laxmi Memorial College of Nursing, Mangalore, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

Surgery can be a threatening experience for everyone, especially for children. Children are more vulnerable for anxiety due to their lack of knowledge of procedures, a lack of perceived control, a lack of explanation in childappropriate terms, and a lack of pain management. The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of picture book on preoperative anxiety among children (6-12 years). A Quasi experimental pre-test post-test control group design was used and purposive sampling technique was adopted to select the total 30 preoperative children. Hamilton anxiety rating scale was used to assess the preoperative anxiety in children. The results shown that, experimental group (80%) had severe anxiety and control group (60%) had moderate to severe anxiety in pre test and during post test highest percentage of subjects in the experimental group (53.33%) had mild to moderate anxiety while comparing to control group. The mean post-test anxiety level (24.8±2.98) was lowered than the pre-test anxiety level (32.86±3.29), t(14)=2.15, p<0.05. The mean post-test level of anxiety in experimental group (24.8±2.98) was significantly lower than the mean post-test anxiety level of the control group (30.07±2.96), t(28)=2.05, p<0.05. Hence it is revealed that picture book found effective in reducing the preoperative anxiety among children.

Keywords

Effectiveness, Picture Book, Pre-Operative Anxiety, Preoperative Children.

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S. Shanthi ¹, Shambhavi ², Vinutha M. D’Souza ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Pediatric Nursing, Laxmi Memorial College of Nursing, Mangalore, Karnataka, IN
2 Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Laxmi Memorial College of Nursing, Mangalore, Karnataka, IN
3 Department of Community Health Nursing, Laxmi Memorial College of Nursing, Mangalore, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

Alcoholism is considered as a serious public health issue in India and at large in the world. Adolescence is a period of the life cycle when individuals are managing multiple and complex development tasks. They have less self control, emotional stability and more likely to smoke, drink, use drugs, and get in to trouble with the law. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge of adolescents regarding alcoholism and its effects in an urban school at mangalore. A descriptive survey approach was adopted for the study. Sample of 100 male students between 14-17 years studying at Rosario English medium school at Mangalore were selected by simple random sampling (lottery method). A demographic variable and structured knowledge questionnaire was used for data collection. The result revealed that majority (80%) of the samples had average knowledge regarding alcoholism and its effects, 17 % of the samples had poor knowledge and 3% of the adolescents had good knowledge regarding alcoholism and its effects and also found that there was a significant association of demographic variables such as religion and past experience of exposure to knowledge regarding alcoholism and its effect with knowledge score at P < 0.005 level of significance.

Keywords

Adolescence, Alcoholism, Knowledge, Urban School.

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