Mahat Ganga, Scoloveno Mary Ann
College of Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 180 University Avenue, Newark, NJ 07102, USA.
J Cult Divers. 2006 Spring;13(1):34-40.
The purpose of this study was to determine the fears of healthy Nepalese school-age children and their coping strategies relative to medical experiences. The sample consisted of 161 children from a private and a public school in Nepal. Consistent with cognitive developmental theory and coping theory, Nepalese school-age children were capable of reporting their fears of medical experiences and their coping strategies. Nepalese school-age children reported relatively moderate levels of fears and limited use of coping strategies. A significant difference was found between boys and girls self-reported fears (t=1.94, p=.05). There was no significant difference in children's fears based on the type of school attended. However there was a significant difference between public and private school children's report of frequently used coping strategies (t=4.10, p=. 000) and coping effectiveness (t=4.30, p=. 000). Nursing implications are discussed.
本研究的目的是确定尼泊尔健康学龄儿童对医疗经历的恐惧及其应对策略。样本包括来自尼泊尔一所私立学校和一所公立学校的161名儿童。与认知发展理论和应对理论一致，尼泊尔学龄儿童能够报告他们对医疗经历的恐惧及其应对策略。尼泊尔学龄儿童报告的恐惧程度相对适中，应对策略的使用有限。在男孩和女孩自我报告的恐惧之间发现了显著差异（t=1.94，p=0.05）。根据所就读学校的类型，儿童的恐惧没有显著差异。然而，公立学校和私立学校儿童报告的常用应对策略（t=4.10，p=0.000）和应对效果（t=4.30，p=0.000）之间存在显著差异。文中讨论了对护理工作的启示。
