The Effect of Nurses Uniform Color on Situational Anxiety in the School Age Inpatients Children

摘要

Introduction: Hospitalization causes anxiety in children, and nurses play an important role in reducing childrena??s anxiety. Nursesa?? 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 Spielbergera??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 anxiety in children whose nurses were dressed in pink was smaller (39.99 ?± 7.79), compared to children whose nurses were dressed in navy blue uniforms (46.12 ?± 4.60).