Hermalinda Herman
Departemen Keperawatan Maternitas Dan Anak Fakultas Keperawatan, Universitas Andalas, Kampus Unand Limau Manis, Padang, 25163

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The Effect of Play Therapy on Hospitalization Anxiety Among Pre-School Children (3-6 Years) Hermalinda Herman; Deswita; Puspita Sari, Yanti
NERS Jurnal Keperawatan Vol. 21 No. 1 (2025): NJK Volume 21, No 1
Publisher : Fakultas Keperawatan Universitas Andalas

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/njk.v21i1.212

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Anxiety and fear due to being hospitalized are still significant problems in nursing services. One of the nursing actions that can minimize stress due to being hospitalized is by playing. This study was aimed to identify the effect of play therapy on hospitalization anxiety among children. The research design was a Quasi-experimental with a sample size of 27 children aged 3-6 years who were hospitalized at public hospital in Padang. The intervention was playing therapy with three different types of games for three days; each game was held for 20-30 minutes. On the first day, the children played constructively using Lego; on the second day, the children were given pictures and colored pencils, and then the children were asked to color. Meanwhile, on the third day, the children played paper folding. During play activities, children were accompanied by parents. The instrument used was a questionnaire about parents' perceptions of the response to anxiety in children aged 1-6 years. The statistical test used is the t-test. The average score of hospitalization anxiety in children aged 3-6 years before the intervention was 32.22, with a standard deviation of 5.68, the lowest score was 18, and the highest was 43. Hospitalization anxiety in children decreased after the intervention, where the average anxiety score was 22.59 with a standard 6.64 deviation, with the lowest score of 51 and the highest score of 41. The results showed that there were significant differences in anxiety scores before and after play therapy. It can be concluded that play therapy can be considered as supportive therapy to overcome hospitalization anxiety in children.
Validity and Reliability of Hospitalization Anxiety Scale Based on Parent Perception in Children Age 1-6 Years : Validitas dan Reliabilitas Skala Kecemasan Rawat Inap Berdasarkan Persepsi Orang Tua Persepsi pada Anak Usia 1-6 Tahun Hermalinda Herman; Apiradee Pimsen; Lili Faria; Deswita; Okky Adelirandy; Rahmatika Amelda; Rahmi Ramadhan
NERS Jurnal Keperawatan Vol. 19 No. 2 (2023): NJK Volume 19, Number 2
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.25077/njk.v19i2.68

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Hospital is a stressful experience for both children and their families. The main stressors could be in the form of separation from family, loss of control, bodily injury, and pain. In clinical practice, nursing assessments in identifying anxiety in children and parents were often challenging. Nurses tended to focus on the physical problem of children than on physiological respond. This research aimed to test the validity and reliability of parents' perception scale about hospitalization anxiety of children aged 1-6 years. The research used a descriptive-analytic research design with a cross-sectional study approach. The sample in this research were 34 parents taken by accidental sampling technique. The sample criteria were children undergoing hospitalization aged 1-6 years and being treated for more than one day. Data were collected using a questionnaire for parents' perceptions about the anxiety of hospitalization for children aged 1-6 years. This questionnaire consisted of 18 items ranging from never to often. The researcher used the Cronbach alpha test and Pearson product-moment to analyze the data. The results showed that 15 items were valid and reliable (r > 0.339) and Cronbach's Alpha value = 0.885). We could conclude that the scale was valid and reliable in measuring parents' perceptions about the anxiety of hospitalization for children aged 1-6 years. Further research was needed to test the effectiveness of this scale in a practical setting.