Jurnal RAP (Riset Aktual Psikologi Universitas Negeri Padang)
Vol. 15 No. 2 (2024)

THE EFFECTS OF PUZZLE THERAPY ON REDUCING PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN DURING HOSPITALIZATION

Putri Minas Sari (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Milya Novera (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Siti Aisyah Nur (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Anggra Trisna Ajani (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Debby Shintania (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Reska Handayani (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Rika Novariza (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Mariza Elvira (Universitas Negeri Padang)



Article Info

Publish Date
31 Dec 2024

Abstract

Hospitalization is a treatment performed in a hospital and can cause trauma and stress to patients who have recently been hospitalized. This is an experimental research with a quasi-experimental design and a pre-test- post-test approach. The population in this study were 62 cases using a purposive sampling technique. The results showed that the average level of anxiety before giving puzzle therapy was 4.94, the lowest score was 4 and the highest was 6. The average level of anxiety after giving puzzle therapy was 2.6 with the lowest score being 1 and the highest being 3. The results of the statistical test obtained a p value of 0.001, so there was an effect of giving puzzle play therapy on the level of anxiety in preschoolers (4- 5 years) during hospitalization. It is suggested that the hospital can provide health information about the benefits of playing puzzle therapy to the community as a way to reduce anxiety levels in children in patients without side effects

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Journal Info

Abbrev

rap

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Social Sciences

Description

JURNAL RAP (RISET AKTUAL PSIKOLOGI UNIVERSITAS NEGERI PADANG) aims to facilitate interaction, discussion, and advance ideas among Indonesian psychology scholars. We accept articles from any subject related to psychology that can fall into the following sub-themes: Social Psychology, Psychometrics, ...