Effectiveness of Nurse-Led Mindfulness Interventions on Anxiety in Hospitalized School-Aged Children
Faculty Mentor
Patricia Nadraus
Area of Research
Nursing
Major
Nursing
Description
INTRODUCTION: Hospitalization often creates significant emotional distress and anxiety for school-aged children due to unfamiliar environments, medical procedures, and separation from normal routines. This is an important issue in nursing practice because unmanaged anxiety can negatively impact a child's recovery, cooperation with treatment and overall hospital experience.
METHOD: The proposed quantitative study will use a quasi-experimental design to examine the effectiveness of nurse led mindfulness interventions on anxiety in hospitalized pediatric patients. The sample will include 60 children between the ages of 6 and 12 years who are admitted to the hospital, with 30 participants assigned to an intervention group receiving the mindfulness interventions in addition to standard care and 30 participants assigned to a control group receiving standard care only. The sampling method will be convenience sampling, selecting eligible participants who are available during the study period. Inclusion criteria consist of children ages 6-12 years old who have been hospitalized in an acute care setting and are able to communicate and participate in guided activities, assent consent and parental consent. Exclusion criteria include children with severe cognitive impairment and medical instability that would prevent participation. The study aims to determine whether structured mindfulness practices such as breathing exercises and guided imagery can significantly reduce anxiety and related psychological distress in hospitalized children.
RESULTS: The findings are expected to be consistent with previous findings. Such as mindfulness-based interventions decrease anxiety in hospitalized children.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION: These findings are important for nursing practice because they support the use of simple, low-cost, nurse-led mindfulness strategies that can be easily implemented in clinical settings to promote holistic, patient-centered care and improve psychological outcomes for school-aged children during hospitalization.
Effectiveness of Nurse-Led Mindfulness Interventions on Anxiety in Hospitalized School-Aged Children
INTRODUCTION: Hospitalization often creates significant emotional distress and anxiety for school-aged children due to unfamiliar environments, medical procedures, and separation from normal routines. This is an important issue in nursing practice because unmanaged anxiety can negatively impact a child's recovery, cooperation with treatment and overall hospital experience.
METHOD: The proposed quantitative study will use a quasi-experimental design to examine the effectiveness of nurse led mindfulness interventions on anxiety in hospitalized pediatric patients. The sample will include 60 children between the ages of 6 and 12 years who are admitted to the hospital, with 30 participants assigned to an intervention group receiving the mindfulness interventions in addition to standard care and 30 participants assigned to a control group receiving standard care only. The sampling method will be convenience sampling, selecting eligible participants who are available during the study period. Inclusion criteria consist of children ages 6-12 years old who have been hospitalized in an acute care setting and are able to communicate and participate in guided activities, assent consent and parental consent. Exclusion criteria include children with severe cognitive impairment and medical instability that would prevent participation. The study aims to determine whether structured mindfulness practices such as breathing exercises and guided imagery can significantly reduce anxiety and related psychological distress in hospitalized children.
RESULTS: The findings are expected to be consistent with previous findings. Such as mindfulness-based interventions decrease anxiety in hospitalized children.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION: These findings are important for nursing practice because they support the use of simple, low-cost, nurse-led mindfulness strategies that can be easily implemented in clinical settings to promote holistic, patient-centered care and improve psychological outcomes for school-aged children during hospitalization.