<![CDATA[Background: Hospitalization in children can affect emotional conditions, sleep quality, anxiety, and satisfaction with care. Children who are hospitalized often experience sleep disturbances due to the hospital environment, care routines, and psychological stress. Emotional support, good communication, parental involvement, and a comfortable care environment may reduce anxiety and improve children’s hospitalization experiences. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the relationship between sleep habits and anxiety with children’s satisfaction during hospitalization, particularly from the children’s perspective. Method: This study was a quantitative study with a correlative design using a cross-sectional approach. The sample consisted of 67 children aged 11–17 years who had been hospitalized for at least 2 × 24 hours in the pediatric ward of Sultan Agung Islamic Hospital Semarang. The sampling technique used was non-probability sampling with a purposive sampling method. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed using the Somers’d correlation test. Result: The results of the study show that the ρ value for the Somers’d categorical correlation test was 0.798, which means that the ρ value is >0.05; thus, there is no significant relationship between sleep habits and children’s satisfaction. Meanwhile, the correlation between anxiety and children’s satisfaction, as determined using the Somers’d categorical correlation test, yielded a ρ value of 0.002, which is less than 0.05. This indicates a significant relationship between anxiety and children’s satisfaction. Conclusion: There is no significant relationship between sleep habits and children’s satisfaction during hospitalization, whereas there is a significant relationship between anxiety and children’s satisfaction during hospitalization]]>
