Penerapan teknik antecedent control untuk meningkatkan toilet training pada anak dengan masalah konstipasi

Abstract

Constipation is common problem in children. Children who have constipation problems often feel pain during defecation, thus they are attempting to avoid the process of defecation in the toilet. It has an impact on the ability of children's toilet training. This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of intervention programs through behavior modification techniques, antecedent control to increase the frequency of bowel movements in the toilet for children who have constipation problems. This study uses a single case subject AB with follow-up design which is a girl aged 3 years and 4 months who has constipation problems. This research was conducted in 8 sessions and lasted for 40 minutes each session. The result shows that antecedent control technique can increase the bowel movement for children who have constipation problems.

Keywords

• antecedent control
• defecation
• constipation
• toilet training