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Abstract

The purpose of this quasi-experimental, two-group, pre-posttest control group study was to determine the effect of information provision via mobile application on anxiety of mothers having sick children admitted in a pediatric intensive care unit and preparation for transferring from a pediatric intensive care unit. The sample consisted of mothers having sick children admitted in the pediatric intensive care unit at Hatyai Hospital. Purposive sampling was used to select subjects. Data collection was first conducted in the control group (n = 30) and then in the experimental group (n= 30). The control group received routine information. The experimental group received information via mobile application and routine information. Data were collected using questionnaires covering (1) demographic data, (2) the anxiety of mothers having children admitted in a pediatric intensive care unit, and (3) the anxiety of mothers during preparation for transfer from a pediatric intensive care unit. All questionnaires were test for content validity by three experts. Questionnaires 2 and 3 were tested for reliability yielding Cronbach's alpha coefficient of .88 and .94, respectively. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test and t-test. The results revealed that 1. The mean scores of anxiety of mothers having sick children admitted in the pediatric intensive care unit in the control and experimental groups after experiment were significantly lower than those of before experiment (t t = 12.38, p = .000, respectively). = 4.89, p = .000; 2. The mean score of anxiety of mothers having sick children admitted in the pediatric intensive care unit after experiment in the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group (t = 7.54, p = .000). 3. The mean scores of anxiety of mothers, during preparation for transferring from the pediatric intensive care unit in the experimental and control groups, after experiment were significantly lower than those of before experiment (t p = .001; t = 18.44, p = .000 respectively). = 3.83, 4. The mean score of anxiety of mothers, during preparation for transferring from the pediatric intensive care unit, after experiment in the experimental group was significantly lower than that of the control group (t = 9.42, p = .000). Nurses in the pediatric intensive care unit can use the mobile application of information provision to reduce anxiety of mothers having sick children during admission in the pediatric intensive care unit and during preparation for transferring from the pediatric intensive care unit.