The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions of stress for hospitalized school-
age child, seven to nine years of age, through a child-centered draw and tell technique. Over …

Children often experience hospitalization as stressful. To better understand children's
experiences, this current study involved interviews with and assessments of 17 children who …

Hospitalization is not an easy challenge to face, especially for children. Hospital stays
typically involve uncomfortable or painful procedures experienced in unfamiliar …

Hospitalization is a stressful experience for schoolaged children since it is a situation with
which they usually have had little or no prior experience. Children at this age find any …

Pivotal to healthy adulthood is a supportive and nurturing environment that enables
successful progression through the developmental tasks of childhood and adolescence. For …

This study investigated the influence of health status as acutely or chronically ill, gender, and
trait anxiety on the stress of 82 hospitalized children ages 8 through 11. Two aspects of …

This study explored the relationships between hospitalized children's anxiety level, mothers'
use of coping strategies, and mothers' satisfaction with the hospital experience. Twenty-four …

School-age children experience stress much the same as adults do; both common, everyday
stress and also atypical, larger-scale stress. Children may have difficulty knowing how to …

I wish to express my sincere appreciation to my major adviser, Dr. Herman J. Peters, for his
guidanee, encouragement, support, and time throughout my doctoral program. Also I want to …

salmela m., salanterä s. & aronen et (2010) Coping with hospital‐related fears: experiences
of pre‐school‐aged children. Journal of Advanced Nursing 66 (6), 1222–1231. Abstract …