UPAYA MENURUNKAN KECEMASAN DENGAN TERAPI BERMAIN MEWARNAI PADA ANAK DENGAN CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

Abstract

Chronic Kidney Disease is a disease that attacks kidney function and can occur at any age. In school-age children who suffer from Chronic Kidney Disease while undergoing treatment that requires being in the hospital, usually the child will experience anxiety. Anxiety is one of the problems characterized by refusal to be given nursing action, sleep disturbances, anxiety, fear, easy crying, decreased appetite. One way to reduce anxiety can be by playing coloring therapy. Coloring play therapy is a play activity that gives color to certain images or objects. Knowing the description of efforts to reduce anxiety in children with chronic kidney disease with coloring play therapy at Dr Sardjito Hospital Yogyakart. This study uses a descriptive method in the form of a case study. In this study, it was found that in reducing the anxiety scale measured using the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS) there was a decrease from a score of 13 which meant mild anxiety dropped to a score of 6 which could be interpreted as not experiencing anxiety after coloring play therapy.