School-aged children's perception of stress in the hospital.
This article is based on a research study of hospitalized school-aged children's perception of stress. Forty-two different stimuli were identified through the use of a projective-type game developed by the investigator. The findings of the study did not support the hypotheses that there is a relationship between the stimuli that children perceive as stressful and their preparation for hospitalization nor their length of time in the hospital.
D002648:Child; D002673:Child, Hospitalized / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*