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KMID : 0377619760300040431
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Korean Jungang Medical Journal
1976 Volume.30 No. 4 p.431 ~ p.441
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A Study of the Emotional Reactions and Attitudes of Mothers to Hospitalization of Children
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Abstract
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One hundred twenty-one mothers whose child were hospitalized at Seoul National University Hospital during the period from April 1 to October 31, 1975 were inter￢viewed as subjects to study the emotional reactions and attitudes of others to hospitalization of children.
The results of this study reviewed in a statistical analysis of the percentile Chi Square-test and Analysis of Variance to obtain the following findings:
1). Most of the interviewed mothers had experienced feeling of anxiety and fear (72.92%).
2) As reasons for anxiety and fear, "About recovery of child, from present illness and future health" was ranked first with the rate of 29.29%.
To reduce anxiety and fear, "with Dr present" was rankeda first with the rate of 54.68%. "with nurses present" was 19.53% only.
2) Mother´s comments about child´s new behavior after hospitalization, "Yes" was 66.12%.
3) Among mothers had had regular menstruation, 28.89% had changed menstrual cycle and duration.
4) Emotional reactions of mothers to the child´s hospitalization were without stati￢stically any significant difference by mother´s former experience of hospitalization, occupation; religion and level of education.
Put there was significant, difference at 5 percent level between age.
5) Emotional reactions of. mothers to the child´s hospitalization without statistically
any significant difference by child´s age, birth order, diagnosis, vaccination and
frequency of hospitalization.
But there was significant difference at 5 percent level between sex of child.
6) Mother´s attitudes to the child were without statistically any significant, difference mother´s age, residence, occupation, level of education and diagnosis of child
But there was significant difference at 5 percent level between frequency of child´s hospitalization between mother´s religion.
7) Mother´s attitudes to the child were without statistically any significant difference by mother´s age, residence occupation, religion, level Y any significant difference diagnosis and frequency of hospitalization of child.
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