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Effect of painting therapy on hospitalization anxiety

Effect of therapeutic application of painting on hospitalization anxiety and coping strategies on hospitalized children

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20180523039799N1
Enrollment
60
Registered
2018-12-30
Start date
2018-06-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-01-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Hospitalized children's Anxiety. Anxiety disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Art painting (painting), five sessions, with theme-oriented method, each session 1 hour, two sessions a day. Intervention 2: Control group: Filling the Revised Chil

Sponsors

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
7 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The child should be hospitalized The child's age should be between 7 and 12 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The child should not leave the bed The child is not in the first 24 hours of admitting The child has a previous history of admission The child will be discharged from the hospital in less than 3 days The child has an anxiety score of less than 19 The child has mental retardation, Down syndrome and known cognitive impairment Parents and child are not willing to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Children that scored more than 19 in Anxiety score in Revised Children Manifest Anxiety Scale (RCMAS). Timepoint: Measure anxiety before and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Revised Children Manifest Anxiety Scale.;Coping strategies in Coping Strategies Inventory-Short Form. Timepoint: Checking coping strategies before and immediately after the intervention. Method of measurement: Coping Strategies Inventory-Short Form.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehri Miri

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

mirim931@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3852 8513

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026