The Impact of Implementation Virtual Reality (VR) on Pain Levels Among Children with Invasive Procedures: A Literature Review

The volume of hospitalized pre-school children has increased in recent years. More than 30% children have experienced hospital treatment and 5% have been treated several times in the hospital. They will undergo painful procedures with physical and psychological impacts. Various technological approaches to pain management have been developed, including the use of virtual reality therapy to reduce pain in pediatric patients. The purpose of this study is to conduct a literature review to the impact of using Virtual Reality (VR) on pain level among children undergoing invasive procedures. Literature review was conducted from 2010-2020 at the five largest databases consist of Pubmed, Google Scholar, CINAHL, Medline and Psycinfo by using keywords “Virtual Reality” “Pain”, “Children Pain”, “Pediatric Pain”, “Virtual Reality and Children Pain” and “Virtual Reality and ‘Pediatric Pain. From four articles discussed both acute and chronic pain, VR can be used to reduce pain or other symptoms related physiological stress during hospitalization   Keywords: Children, Pediatric, Pain, Hospitalization and Virtual Realit

Factors Associated with the Implementation of Patient Safety at X Hospital, Karawang, Indonesia

Patient safety is a significant global health problem and a top priority for incidents prevention. Data revealed that the patient safety goals' average implementation was only 33.5%, far away from the 100% target. The compliance of hand hygiene among nurses, meanwhile, was only 28.6%. This study aims to analyze factors associated with the implementation of patient safety goals among nurses at X Hospital Karawang. A cross-sectional approach with a simple random sampling technique was implemented in this study. A total of 117 nurses in the inpatient room were recruited in this study. A significant relationship showed knowledge, supervision, motivation, and the implementation of patient safety goals (p-value < 0.05). Supervision from the head nurse is the most associated factor. By improving the quality of Supervision, will influence the application of patient safety goals; therefore, that a patient safety culture is created and achieved well. recommend to define clearly the significant of patient safety and what kind of indicators we can use to measure this? and evaluate qualitatively (not using percetange) to indicate the extent to which patient safety is applied.   Keywords: patient safety goals, Supervision, knowledge, motivat

My Hero is You: Intervention to Reduce Anxiety and Depression in Children During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Indonesia

The current Covid-19 pandemic has been very influential in all aspects of life, and not only adults but also children are victims. The prolonged school closures and social restrictions during this pandemic have had negative impacts on children's physical and mental health. The World Health Organization recommends storytelling to deal with psychological and mental health issues in children due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Storytelling helps children understand the current situation and gives them confidence that they can get through this difficult time. The purpose of this study was to determine how the storytelling method with the pomodoro technique can affect the psychological status of school-age children during the Covid-19 pandemic. This research was a quantitative study with a quasi-experimental, two groups, pre-test and post-test design. The research was conducted on 6-9 April 2021 at SD Negeri in Bandung, and 40 respondents were recruited using a simple random sampling technique. Data were collected using the CDI and CAQ questionnaires. The results of the study indicated that there was no significant difference in the level of depression (p = 0.277) or anxiety (p = 0.103) between the intervention group and control group. Storytelling with the pomodoro technique did not have a significant effect, even though it can reduce levels of depression and anxiety. Keywords: storytelling, Covid-19, anxiety, depression, childre

Story Telling as Therapeutic Intervention Toward Anxiety Level: A Literature Review

Anxiety is one of the common psychological symptoms experienced by children while being treated in the hospital and can cause impairment in growth and development. Hospitalization is considered threatening and has traumatic effects, which can be mitigated using various therapies. Storytelling is one of the therapeutic intervention methods. The purpose of this literature review is to explore the effectiveness of storytelling among preschool children who undergo hospitalization. Literature research conducted on the five largest databases consists of PubMed, Google Scholar, CINAHL, Medline, and PsycINFO using keywords, “Story Telling,” “Hospitalization,” “Anxiety Level,” “Preschool,” and “Story Telling and Hospitalization.” The combination of keywords searches to find more specific literature. We found 25 articles, and five articles are analyzed further. Storytelling is proven effective for reducing the impact of hospitalization, especially anxiety levels for preschool children. It provides a distraction effect and opportunity to develop imagination, opening children mind it and perception or feelings of fear. It is suggested that healthcare professionals implement this intervention to minimize the physical and psychological effects of hospitalization.   Keywords: Preschool Children, Hospitalization and Storytellin