Saleh Ariyanti, Keliat Budi Anna, Susanti Herni, Windarwati Heni Dwi, Rahman Framita, Sapoan Ahmad, Arifuddin Fitrawati
Department of Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Hasanuddin, Makassar, Indonesia.
Department of Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia.
Belitung Nurs J. 2022 Apr 26;8(2):147-152. doi: 10.33546/bnj.1989. eCollection 2022.
The current earthquake disaster in Lombok, Indonesia, in July 2018 has caused 564 deaths, and 445.343 were evacuated to refugee camps, including children. Disasters have the potential in resulting short-and long-term effects on the psychological functioning, emotional adjustment, health, and developmental trajectory of children. Nurses play a significant role when a disaster occurs. One of the nurses' roles is to give a traumatic healing intervention to the victims.
This study sought to assess children's psychosocial state after the 2018 Lombok earthquake.
A total of 189 children from five regencies in Lombok were selected to participate in the study using accidental sampling. Data were collected using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Descriptive statistics and cross-tabulation were used for data analysis.
The participants consisted of 98 girls (51.9%) and 91 boys (48.1%), with the majority ( = 142 [75.1%]) being from school-aged children. The SDQ results showed that most of the children were at the abnormal stage for difficulties ( = 103 [54.5%]), and most of them were at a normal stage for strength ( = 97 [51.3%]). The cross-tabulation analysis revealed that gender might influence the SDQ score for the strength ( = 0.034), but not for difficulties ( = 0.482). However, age did not have a correlation with SDQ score, either for strength ( = 0.475) or difficulties ( = 0.836), respectively.
The study found that children in Lombok generally displayed positive behavior and emotional progress after the earthquake. However, some children remained in distress and thus required more observation from parents or other social welfare agencies. This research may help nurses decide on their nursing care for children who experience disasters.
2018年7月印度尼西亚龙目岛发生的地震灾害已造成564人死亡，445,343人被疏散到难民营，其中包括儿童。灾害有可能对儿童的心理功能、情绪调节、健康和发展轨迹产生短期和长期影响。灾难发生时，护士发挥着重要作用。护士的角色之一是对受害者进行创伤愈合干预。
本研究旨在评估2018年龙目岛地震后儿童的心理社会状态。
采用偶遇抽样法，从龙目岛五个摄政区共选取189名儿童参与本研究。使用优势与困难问卷（SDQ）收集数据。采用描述性统计和交叉表分析进行数据分析。
参与者包括98名女孩（51.9%）和91名男孩（48.1%），大多数（=142[75.1%]）为学龄儿童。SDQ结果显示，大多数儿童在困难方面处于异常阶段（=103[54.5%]），而大多数儿童在优势方面处于正常阶段（=97[51.3%]）。交叉表分析显示，性别可能会影响优势方面的SDQ得分（=0.034），但不会影响困难方面的得分（=0.482）。然而，年龄与SDQ得分在优势方面（=0.475）或困难方面（=0.836）均无相关性。
研究发现，龙目岛的儿童在地震后总体上表现出积极的行为和情绪进展。然而，一些儿童仍处于痛苦之中，因此需要父母或其他社会福利机构更多的观察。本研究可能有助于护士为经历灾难的儿童确定护理方案。
