Effectiveness Of Origami On Anxiety Among Hospitalized Children Admitted At Selected Hospital

Research Article
Nongmeikapam Helena and Pauline Sharmila
DOI: 
http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijrsr.2019.1008.3816
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Origami, Hospitalized Children.
Abstract: 

Introduction: Children are free from anxiety and other hospital related stress and also they learn colours, numbers, sizes and shapes through play (i.e) by making Origami like paper boat, airplanes, fortune-teller etc., and the child enhance their creative skills and get diverted from their illness and parental separation. Diversional activity of making Origami is a range of voluntary and motivated activities which creates pleasure and enjoyments in children. Diversional activity is always associated with child’s level of activity and also influences the children’s higher functioning. This is also associated with cognitive development and socialization and always promotes learning and also incorporates several behavioural changes in children. Modern findings in Neuroscience suggest that play promotes flexibility of mind, which includes adaptive practices such as creating multiple ways to achieve a desired result or creative ways to improve or recognize a given situation (Hockenberry M., 2008). Aim: The aim of this narrative review is to find information on the effectiveness of origami on anxiety among hospitalized children. Methodology: Intervention-Origami. Types of studies- Quasi experimental study. Types of participants- Hospitalized School age children in the age group of 16-12 years. Setting- Sharda Hospital Greater Noida. Outcome- This narrative review result will appeared that Origami will be effective on Anxiety among hospitalized children.