| dc.description.abstract | Hospitalization causes impacts on children such as the impact of separation, loss of
control, and illness or pain. Children feel hopeless, protest, uncooperative, and
depressed. Children who are sick and have to be hospitalized will have a difficult time
because they cannot carry out their habits. The environment and unfamiliar people,
care, and various procedures that children undergo are the main sources of stress,
disappointment, and anxiety. If not treated immediately, the impact of hospitalization
will affect psychosocial development, especially in children. The research aimed to
determine the effect of touch and talk therapy on reducing anxiety in hospitalized
children in the children's care room at RA Basoeni Regional Hospital, Mojokerto
Regency. The design used Pre-Experimental with one Group Pre-Post Test approach.
The population in this study were all children who were hospitalized in the children's
care room at RA Basoeni Regional Hospital. The sampling technique used purposive
sampling, obtaining a sample of 27 respondents. Data analysis used the Wilcoxon
signed Ranks test. The instrument used the modified DASS-14 anxiety questionnaire.
Touch and talk therapy influences the anxiety level of hospitalized children in the
children's care room at RA Basoeni Regional Hospital, Mojokerto. Touch and talk
therapy involves touching the child while providing motivation or telling stories to
create a relaxed and comfortable condition. Children feel happy and there is a
diversion of attention which makes them happy, thereby reducing anxiety in children
undergoing hospitalization. | en_US |
