THE EFFECT OF STORYTELLING IN A PLAY THERAPY ON ANXIETY LEVEL IN PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN DURING HOSPITALIZATION IN THE GENERAL HOSPITAL OF BUTON
| Autor: | Mimi Yati, Sri Wahyuni, Islaeli Islaeli |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Public Health of Indonesia, Vol 3, Iss 3, Pp 96-101 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2528-1542 2477-1570 |
| DOI: | 10.36685/phi.v3i3.134 |
| Popis: | Background: Anxiety is one of the psychical stresses experienced by children during hospitalization. A storytelling in a play therapy is considered effective in reducing anxiety. Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of storytelling in a play therapy on anxiety level in pre-school children during hospitalization in the general hospital of Buton. Methods: This was a quasy-experimental study with pretest-posttest control group design. There were 30 pre-school children selected in this study using accidental sampling, with 15 assigned in each group. The Pre School - Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) was used to measure anxiety in pre-school children. Wilcoxon matched paired test was used to analyze the data. Results: Findings showed that the mean of anxiety level in the intervention group in pretest was 42 and in posttest was 31.53. Wilcoxon matched paired test showed p-value 0.003 ( |
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