Anxiety levels of rooming-in and non-rooming-in parents of young hospitalized children.

Of clinical importance were findings that non-rooming-in parents reported higher anxiety than rooming- in parents at both testings, and statistics significant correlations were found between parental anxiety and number of children at home, parental educational level, and family social status.

Abstract

This study examined levels of anxiety in 50 parents who roomed in and 51 parents who did not room in with their hospitalized children. The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory was used to measure parental anxiety at two specific times. Statistically significant correlations were found between parental anxiety and number of children at home, parental educational level, and family social status. Of clinical importance were findings that non-rooming-in parents reported higher anxiety than rooming-in parents at both testings.