The Effectiveness of Animated Educational Videos in Reducing Anxiety Among Hospitalized Preschool Children

Authors

  • Agus Hendra STIKep PPNI Jabar
  • Muhamad Rafhi Yusuf Faculty Of Nursing, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Keperawatan PPNI Jawa Barat, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22437/jkuj.v10i1.52618

Keywords:

animated videos, anxiety, hospitalization, preschool children

Abstract

Background: Hospitalization in children causes trauma and even feelings of anxiety. Especially in preschool children, this anxiety often occurs which can result in several undesirable things happening such as less than optimal healing process during hospitalization, and can even cause deep trauma for preschool children. Trauma from the pain that children have suffered makes children afraid to do it again, so nurses must be able to provide a technique to prevent this, for example, animated video distraction can be used as a medium to overcome this. Objective: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of animated videos in reducing the level of anxiety in preschool children during hospitalization. Method: This study was Quasy Experiment. The total sample were 60 respondents that sellected using using convenience sampling technique. The Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) questionnaire was used to measure anxiety. Data analysis was using the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test and Mann-Whitney. Results: The results of the study showed that animated videos was effective to reducing the level of anxiety in preschool children during hospitalization with a p-value of 0.000. Conclusion: Animated videos are effective or influential in reducing the level of anxiety in preschool children during hospitalization.

 

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Published

2025-12-30

How to Cite

Hendra, A. and Yusuf, M. R. (2025) “The Effectiveness of Animated Educational Videos in Reducing Anxiety Among Hospitalized Preschool Children”, Jurnal Keperawatan Universitas Jambi, 10(1), pp. 37–44. doi: 10.22437/jkuj.v10i1.52618.

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