Pengaruh Floortime Play Therapy terhadap Peningkatan Atensi dan Kontrol Emosi pada Anak ADHD di Wisdom Academy Surabaya

Latar Belakang: Anak dengan ADHD sering mengalami gangguan atensi dan regulasi emosi yang berdampak pada kemampuan belajar anak di sekolah, hubungan sosial teman dan keluarga serta kesehatan psikologisnya. Fisioterapi berperan penting dalam memberikan Floortime Play Therapy, yaitu memanfaatkan pola permainan yang berfungsi untuk memfasilitasi keterampilan komunikasi, perkembangan emosi, keterampilan sosial, kemampuan atensi serta perkembangan kognitif pada anak. Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian Floortime Play Therapy terhadap peningkatan atensi dan kontrol emosi pada anak ADHD di Wisdom Surabaya. Metode penelitian: Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian eksperimental one group pretest-posttest design. Sampel berjumlah 11 anak yang dipilih berdasarkan kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi dari 31 anak dengan gangguan atensi dan kontrol emosi. Intervensi berupa Floortime Play Therapy diberikan sebanyak 10 sesi selama 4 minggu dengan durasi 45 menit per sesi. Pengukuran dilakukan dengan menggunakan instrumen Swanson, Nolan And Pelham Rating Scale (SNAP-IV) untuk aspek atensi serta Emotion Regulation Checklist (ERC) untuk kontrol emosi. Uji normalitas menggunakan shapiro-wilk dan uji hipotesis menggunakan paired sample t-test dengan tingkat signifikasi p>0,05. Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Floortime Play Therapy berpengaruh signifikan (p<0,05). Terjadi peningkatan SNAP IV sebanyak 23,91% dari 1,84±0,30 menjadi 1,40±0,41. Pada pengukuran ERC terjadi peningkatan sebesar 21,72% dari 43,55±5,24 menjadi 34,09±9,06. Kesimpulan: Floortime Play Therapy memberikan pengaruh signifikan secara statistik.

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Background: Children with ADHD often experience attention and emotional regulation difficulties that impact their ability to learn in school, their social relationships with peers and family, and their psychological well-being. Physical therapists play a crucial role in providing Floortime Play Therapy, which utilizes play patterns designed to facilitate communication skills, emotional development, social skills, attention, and cognitive development in children. Objective: To determine the effect of Floortime Play Therapy on improving attention and emotional control in children with ADHD at Wisdom Surabaya. Research Method: This study employed an experimental one-group pretest-posttest design. The sample consisted of 11 children selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria from a pool of 31 children with attention and emotional control disorders. The intervention, Floortime Play Therapy, consisted of 10 sessions over 4 weeks, with each session lasting 45 minutes. Measurements were taken using the Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham Rating Scale (SNAP-IV) for attention and the Emotion Regulation Checklist (ERC) for emotional control. Normality was tested using the Shapiro-Wilk test, and hypothesis testing was performed using a paired-sample t-test with a significance level of p > 0.05. Results: The results of the study indicate that Floortime Play Therapy has a significant effect (p < 0.05). There was a 23.91% increase in the SNAP IV score, from 1.84 ± 0.30 to 1.40 ± 0.41. In the ERC measurement, there was an increase of 21.72% from 43.55 ± 5.24 to 34.09 ± 9.06. Conclusion: Floortime Play Therapy has a statistically significant effect.