Impact of nurses clothing on anxiety of hospitalised children

Abstract

Using colourful nursing clothing in paediatric wards reduces anxiety as a psychological parameter which delays improvement and provides a child-friendly environment that helps promotion of quality of nursing care.

The Professional Appearance of Registered Nurses

“…Data demonstrate that the colorful uniforms reduce children's anxiety and provide a more child-friendly environment to promote quality of nursing care. 21,22 Regardless of differing study findings, most experts call for some standardization with uniforms or guidelines for workplace attire to delineate professional boundaries and promote role identity. 19,23 While evidence underscores the significance of a unified appearance for professional nursing in cultivating therapeutic relationships, [24][25][26] there is a paucity of research to guide nurses towards a standard style and color representing the universal beliefs and values of the profession.…”

Citalopram for pediatric functional abdominal pain: a randomized, placebo‐controlled trial

“…The CSI‐24 measures 24 somatic symptoms with Likert responses of 0 (not at all) to 4 (a whole lot) and provides a total score ranged from 0 to 96 . For measuring these psychological factors, we used a linguistically validated Persian version with appropriate psychometric properties . According to the age range of the study population, not all children were able to complete the study questionnaires easily by themselves.…”

Reflexiones nerviosas: La importancia de la ropa: (I). Pacientes y médicos

“…Festini y asociados (21), de Florencia, realizaron lo que denominaron un estudio "cuasiexperimental" en el que observaron que la ansiedad de los niños ingresados era menor si la enfermería vestía diseños multicolores y desenfadados. Resultados análogos obtu-vo en un medio cultural muy diferente, Irán, el equipo de investigadores capitaneado por Roofhaza (22).…”