本研究主要在探討幼兒住院行為反應與主要照顧者焦慮程度之相關性,採橫斷式、相關性研究設計,在南部某醫學中心以方便取樣方式,透過結構式問卷收集資料,所使用之工具,包含「兒童住院之行為量表」以測量幼兒住院行為反應、「情境焦慮量表」蒐集主要照顧者之焦慮程度,並自擬問卷以取得幼兒及主要照顧者之基本資料。本研究有效樣本為121位,所得資料採用SPSS 19.0版套裝軟體進行資料建構與統計分析,包含描述性統計、t-test、One-Way ANOVA、Pearson’s correlation等方法檢定各變項之相關與差異。研究發現,幼兒基本屬性與住院行為反應無顯著關係,且主要照顧者基本屬性與焦慮程度無統計之顯著關係,然而幼兒住院行為反應與主要照顧者焦慮程度有顯著正相關。顯示主要照顧者不論基本屬性為何,其焦慮程度會隨著幼兒行為反應增加而上升。本研究針對結果提出應用建議,以作為醫療人員在提供幼兒及主要照顧者臨床照護之參考。
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between hospitalized toddler’s behavioral reaction and primary caregivers’ anxiety. The study employed a cross-sectional correlation design and was conducted at a medicine center in southern Taiwan. A convenience sampling method was used and 121 caregivers of toddler were recruited. The instruments adopted the Post Hospital Behavior Questionnaire and the State Anxiety Inventory to assess behavior of hospitalized toddler, and caregivers’ anxiety. SPSS 19.0 software was applied for data analysis. Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, t-test, One-Way ANOVA, and Pearson’s correlation. Results showed that there was no significant relationships between the toddler’ demographic data and their behavioral reactions. It also demonstrated no significant relationships between caregivers’ demographic data and their anxiety. However, toddlers’ behavioral reactions correlated positively with caregivers’ anxiety. This finding indicated that the more behavioral reactions the toddlers’ had, the more anxiety the caregivers had. The study provides some clinical suggestions for medical workers.