PERBEDAAN TINGKAT KECEMASAN ORANG TUA PADA ANAK USIA PRA SEKOLAH YANG MENGALAMI HOSPITALISASI DENGAN PENYAKIT AKUT DAN KRONIK DI RUMAH SAKIT WILAYAH KOTA SEMARANG

Children hospitalisation influence parents anxiety. Parents anxiety can be delayed patients healing. The main problem of parents ansiety was healthy status of their children, work, and cost of therapy. The purpose of this study was to know the differences of parents anxiety in hozpitalized children with acute and chronic disease. The design was descriptive comparative design with survey method. The sample was 202 parents of the children with acute and chronic disease. The result of this research was 86,1% parents with acute disease suffered low anxiety, 64,4% parents with chorinic disease suffered middle-heavy. Chi square analysis showed p value 0,000 and alpha value 0,05. So, it can be conclude that there was a differences of parents anxiety level in hospitalized Pre School Aged Children with Acute and Chronic disease. This result expected to nursing services should pay attention to the parents when they serve their children and give an education about a coping to decrease anxiety level. Key word : Anxiety Level, Acute Chronic Disease, Hospitalisatio