The Effect of Play Therapy on the Level of Anxiety Due to Hospitalization in Pre-School Children at Prof. Dr. H. Aloei Saboe Hospital, Gorontalo City
Keywords:
Emergency, Hospitalization, Play Therapy coloring pictures, Pre School
Abstract
Preschool-aged children who are undergoing hospitalization can cause anxiety caused by changes in atmosphere, pain felt by children and environments that are unfamiliar to them. So it is necessary to take quick action to overcome this so that children become more comfortable and cooperative with medical personnel so that the treatment process is not hampered, namely by playing therapy coloring pictures. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of play therapy on the level of anxiety due to hospitalization in preschool-age children at Prof. Dr. H. Aloei Saboie Hospital, Gorontalo City. Types of quantitative research. The research design was done with the Pre-Experimental method with the One group pre-post test approach. A sample of 22 children was selected using the Purposive Sampling technique. The instruments used were Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) and SOP therapy to play coloring pictures. Statistical test using paired t-test. The results obtained were the average anxiety level before 17.82 and after 10.68, and a significant value of 0.000 (p<0.05). It was concluded that there was an effect of play therapy on the level of anxiety due to hospitalization in preschool-age children at Prof. Dr. H. Aloei Saboe Hospital, Gorontalo City.
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Setiawati, E., & Sundari, S. (2019). The Effect of Play Therapy in Reducing Anxiety in Children as a Result of Hospitalization at Ambarawa Hospital. Indonesian Journal of Midwifery (IJM), 2(1), 17–22. https://doi.org/10.35473/ijm.v2i1.146.
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Gaglani, A., & Gross, T. (2018). Pediatric Pain Management. Emerg Med Clin North Am, 323-334.
Aryani, D., Zaly, N. W., High, S., & Health, I. (2021). The Effect of Coloring Play Therapy on Hospice Anxiety in Preschoolers. 10(1), 101–108.
Pujiati, W., Saribu, H. J. D., Rahman, Z., & Khariroh, S. (2021). Reducing Children's Anxiety Levels through Play Therapy at Rumkital Dr. Midiyato Suratani Tanjungpinang. Journal of Indonesian Community Service, 1(6), 371–376.
Epiphany. (2018). The Effect of Providing Image Coloring Therapy on Reducing the Level of Anxiety in Hospitalized Children in Inpatient Room B (RIB) of Wava Husada Hospital, Kepanjen Malang. Kendedes Midwifery Journal,.
Hidayatullah, R., & Permatasari, I. (2020). Puzzle and Playdough Therapy to Overcome Hospitalization Anxiety in Preschoolers (3-6) Years. Madza Media.
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2026-05-25
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Tresya Rosita Runtuwene, Andi Akifa Sudirman, & Lenny Ali. (2026). The Effect of Play Therapy on the Level of Anxiety Due to Hospitalization in Pre-School Children at Prof. Dr. H. Aloei Saboe Hospital, Gorontalo City. International Journal of Health, Economics, and Social Sciences (IJHESS), 8(3), 1759~1766. https://doi.org/10.56338/ijhess.v8i3.11195
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