[ABSTRAKKecemasan merupakan hal yang sering dilaporkan ketika anak dihadapkan pada prosesoperasi. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengidentifikasi dampak penggunaan buku ceritabergambar terhadap kecemasan sebelum operasi. Design Penelitian adalah quasieksperiment:Post test-only non equivalen control group. Sampel penelitian adalah 34anak usia sekolah yang akan menjalani operasi, dipilih dengan teknik Consecutivesampling. Kelompok intervensi diberikan informasi dengan buku cerita bergambar dankelompok kontrol mendapatkan informasi rutin rumah sakit. Hasil penelitianmenunjukan anak yang mendapatkan persiapan dengan buku cerita bergambarmengalami kecemasan sebelum operasi lebih rendah (p=0,003). Penelitian inimerekomendasikan pemberian informasi dengan buku cerita bergambar sebagai salahsatu intervensi persiapan operasi

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ABSTRACTAnxiety is often reported among preoperative children. This study aimed to identify theimpact of story book on preoperative anxiety among school-age children. Researchdesign was quasi experiment: Post test -only non equivalent control group toward 34which were selected with consecutive sampling technique. Children on interventiongroup were prepared with pictured story book, while children on control group wereprepared with hospital routine information. The result showed that children whoseprepared with pictured story book experienced less preoperative anxiety (p=0,003). Thisresearch recommends pictured story book as one of interventions for preoperativepreparation;Anxiety is often reported among preoperative children. This study aimed to identify theimpact of story book on preoperative anxiety among school-age children. Researchdesign was quasi experiment: Post test -only non equivalent control group toward 34which were selected with consecutive sampling technique. Children on interventiongroup were prepared with pictured story book, while children on control group wereprepared with hospital routine information. The result showed that children whoseprepared with pictured story book experienced less preoperative anxiety (p=0,003). Thisresearch recommends pictured story book as one of interventions for preoperativepreparation., Anxiety is often reported among preoperative children. This study aimed to identify theimpact of story book on preoperative anxiety among school-age children. Researchdesign was quasi experiment: Post test -only non equivalent control group toward 34which were selected with consecutive sampling technique. Children on interventiongroup were prepared with pictured story book, while children on control group wereprepared with hospital routine information. The result showed that children whoseprepared with pictured story book experienced less preoperative anxiety (p=0,003). Thisresearch recommends pictured story book as one of interventions for preoperativepreparation.]