THE EFFECT OF PROVIDING EDUCATION TO PARENTS (PROVIDING EDUCATION) IN EFFORTS TO OVERCOME THE ANXIETY OF PARENTS WITH HEAVY BABIES LOW BIRTH WEIGHT (LBW)

Abstract

LBW is a condition that requires babies or neonates to receive intensive care. Hospitalization of babies with LBW often has psychological effects in the form of anxiety on parents. The anxiety that arises is triggered by worry about the safety of the child and anxiety about the parents' ability to care for babies with LBW, therefore education is needed for parents as an effort to prevent anxiety. This study aims to determinethe influence of providing education to parents (providing education) in an effort to overcome the anxiety of parents with Low Birth Weight (LBW) Babies in Kerinci Regency in 2023. This type of research is a quasi experiment with a one group pre test post test design approach which has been carried out in October 2022 – October 2023. The population is all parents with LBW babies totaling 126 people. Sampling used quota sampling technique with a sample size of 30 respondents. Data collection uses an instrument in the form of the HRS-A questionnaire. Data analysis includes univariate analysis and bivariate analysis using the Wilcoxon-test. The research results showed that the average anxiety of respondents before the intervention was 49.03 and after the intervention it fell to 26.33. There is a difference in the average anxiety score of respondents between before and after the intervention with an average difference of 22.7 and a p value = 0.000. It can be concluded that providing education has a significant effect on anxiety in parents of LBW babies. It is hoped that all parties, especially health service institutions, can always provide education using booklets to parents of LBW babies as an effort to deal with anxiety.