Akram Hemmatipour
Department of Nursing, Shoushtar Faculty of Medical Sciences, Shoushtar, Khozestan, IranPublications
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Research Article
The Effect of Nurses Uniform Color on Situational Anxiety in the School Age Inpatients Children
Author(s): Maryam Pakseresht, Akram Hemmatipour, Abdolreza Gilavand, Kourosh Zarea*, Tayebeh Poursangbor and Amal Sakei-malehi
Introduction: Hospitalization causes anxiety in children, and nurses play an important role in reducing children’s anxiety. Nurses’ characteristics, including their costumes, are important factors affecting the quality of care through the relationship between the nurse and the child. Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental intervention study, 240 children aged 6-12 years old, admitted to the pediatric ward of Ahvaz Golestan Hospital, were selected and divided into two groups of 120 patients. The data collection tool included a demographic questionnaire and Spielberger’s state-trait anxiety inventory (STAI), completed 4 hours after admission and at discharge. Data were analysed using descriptive tests, independent t-test, and covariance analysis using SPSS 21. Results: The mean level of a.. Read More»