A study to assess the effectiveness of bibliotherapy on stress among hospitalized children from 6 – 12 years in Orthopaedics Department at Institute of Child Health Egmore, Chennai

A pre experimental design one group pre assessment post assessment design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of bibliotherapy for reducing stress among hospitalized children in orthopedics department. Convenient sampling was done to select the children in orthopedics department. 60 Samples for the study were selected by using convenient sampling technique. Conceptual framework used for the study was dorothy E.Johnson’s bahavioural system theory (1980) therapy. Perceived stress scale was used to assess the stress level among children. Bibliotherapy was given as intervention. After the intervention Post assessment level of stress was found using same scale The result showed that the stress level was found to be reduced from 63.2% to 36.0% this shows that Bibliotherapy was effective in reducing stress among hospitalized children in orthopedics department. INTRODUCTION: Bibliotherapy refers to the use of books are different aspect (appearance, competency, intelligence personality, success unconditional worth self forgiveness), self love, acceptance of weakness freedom from guilt. Associate yourself with people have good quality if you esteem your reputation, for it is better to be alone than be in bad company, George Washington OBJECTIVES: 1. To assess the pre test level of stress. 2. To assess the post test level of stress. 3. Comparison of pre test and post test level of stress. 4. To assess the effectiveness of bibliotherapy in stress among hospitalized children. 5. To find association between reduced stress levels with selected socio demographic variables. METHODOLOGY: The conceptual framework adopted for the study was based on Dorthy E. Johnson’s Behavioural System model. According to the statement of problem and objective to be achieved as pre experimental (pretest and post test design was adopted for 60 children under going stress because of hospitalization around 6 -12 years of age in Orthopaedic Department at Institute of Child Health, Egmore, Chennai. Pre experimental design is used Data were collected by using perceived stress scale to ass the level of the stress and bibliotherapy is given as the intervention after obtaining the consent from participants. Collected data were analysed using Chi Square test stress core were given in mean and standard deviation quantitative stress were in pre test and post were compared using student’s paired t – test. FINDINGS: Findings of the study revealed that majority of the children with moderate of the children with moderate stress during the pretest 63.20% after intervention post test reveals 36.00% bibliotherapy reduced 27.3% of the stress in children. Difference between pre test and post test core was analysed using proportion with 95% CI and mean difference 95% CI. CONCLUSION: The study revealed that the hospitalization stress was reduced by bibliotherapy among the children in moderate level hence the nurses should be trained in providing bibliotherapy to the hospitalized children and reduce the stress level and provide comfort to the sick children