Effectiveness of music therapy in terms of reducing anxiety among hospitalized children (6-12 yrs) in pediatric medical ward at Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: Effectiveness of music therapy in terms of reducing anxiety among hospitalized children (6-12 yrs) in pediatric medical ward at Government Rajaji hospital, Madurai. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of music therapy in terms of reducing anxiety among hospitalized children (6-12Yrs). HYPOTHESES: H1: There is a significant difference in the level of anxiety before and after music therapy among hospitalized children. H2: There is a significant association in the level of anxiety and selected variables among hospitalized children. DESIGN: Quasi experimental study was used to evaluate the effectiveness of music therapy in terms of reducing anxiety among hospitalized children (6-12yrs) in pediatric medical ward at Government Rajaji Hospital, Madurai. The tool used for this study consists of demographic data and modified pediatric anxiety rating scale. The populations of this study were 50 children in the age group of 6-12 years admitted in pediatric medical ward who undergone treatment and other diagnostic and surgical procedure. Samples for the study were selected through simple random sample technique .Conceptual frame work used for this study was King’s open system (1981) model. RESULTS: The findings of the present study revealed that the computed pre-test ‘t’ value in over all area was highly significant (t = 10.35, P