Abstract:
Abstract—Circumcision is a minor surgical that will be
experienced by every child, especially a Muslim child because
It was related religious commandment with. Most children
appear to be quite anxious about circumcision. Virtual Reality
(VR) Distraction is one of the methods of Researcher to relieve
anxiety level of the children during circumcision processes.
Virtual Reality (VR) distraction is a type of audio-visual
distraction with Google VR tool which helps children divert
unpleasant stimuli and make feel relaxed in a familiar
environment. The objective of this research is to measure
effectiveness of VR distraction in to anxiety level of the children
during circumcision. This research is quantitative research
that used quasi experimental with control group design.
Number of samples are 60 children which divided into 2 groups
(treatment group [n=30 respondents] and control group [n=30
respondents]). Anxiety and Fear level was measured by
Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) and Face Fear Scale
also Pulse Oximetry (Objective fear Symptoms). The result of
this research indicated that VR Distraction was effective to
relieve Anxiety Level during circumcision (p value= 0.000).
This research was concluded that VR Distraction is useful to
relieve anxiety level of children during circumcision with guide
imagery mechanism. Keywords: virtual reality, anxiety level,
fear level, circumcision, guide imagery.
