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ABSTRACT
Anxiety is major psychological problem in congestive heart failure (CHF) patients. Anxiety leads to
reduced quality of life. Anxiety can be treated using non phamacologic intervention. One of the
interventions is progressive muscle relaxation (PMR). PMR is the most simple relaxation technique and
possible to be applied in CHF patient. This study aimed to determine the effect of progressive muscle
relaxation on anxiety IN CHF patients in dr. Slamet Garut hospital. This study used quasi-experimental
design pretest and posttest with control group. Samples were selected using consecutive sampling
technique (23 patients for each group). Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS) was used to measured
anxiety. Data were analyzed by Wilcoxon test and Mann-Whitney test. Analysis showed that there was
a significant decrease in the mean anxiety score pre and post test both in the intervention and control
group (p=0.000) and a significant difference in mean anxiety score reduction between groups (p=0.017)
This study concluded that progressive muscle relaxation was effective to reduce anxiety levels in CHF
patients. Nurses can apply progressive muscle relaxation as a complementary therapy to reduce
anxiety in CHF patients.
ABSTRAK
Kecemasan merupakan salah satu permasalahan psikologis yang sering muncul pada pasien gagal
jantung kongestif (GJK). Kecemasan dapat menyebabkan penurunan kualitas hidup pasien GJK.
Kecemasan dapat ditangani melalui intervensi nonfamakologis, salah satunya adalah relaksasi otot
progresif (ROP). ROP merupakan salah satu teknik relaksasi yang cukup mudah dan sederhana, serta
sangat mungkin untuk diaplikasikan pada pasien GJK. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui
pengaruh relaksasi otot progresif terhadap tingkat kecemasan pasien GJK di ruang rawat inap RSU dr.
Slamet Garut. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain quasi experimental dengan rancangan pretest and
posttest with control group. Teknik sampel yang digunakan adalah consecutive sampling. Sampel
sebanyak 46 pasien, 23 pasien untuk kelompok intervensi dan 23 pasien untuk kelompok kontrol.
Kecemasan diukur menggunakan Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS). Data dianalisis dengan
Wilcoxon dan Mann-Whitney test. Hasil analisa data menunjukan bahwa terdapat penurunan rerata
skor kecemasan yang signifikan antara pre dan post baik pada kelompok intervensi dan kelompok
kontrol (p=0.000) dan terdapat perbedaan rerata penurunan skor kecemasan yang signifikan di antara
kelompok (p=0.017). Hasil penelitian dapat disimpulkan bahwa relaksasi otot progresif dapat
menurunkan tingkat kecemasan pada pasien GJK. Perawat diharapkan dapat menerapakan relaksasi
otot progresif di rumah sakit sebagai salah satu terapi komplementer non farmakologis untuk mengatasi
kecemasan.
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Mean anxiety score at pre and This study found that the majority
post-test of both groups are shown in table of patients were female. In general, men
2. Table 2 shows that mean anxiety score have a higher risk of heart failure than
in intervention group at pre and post-test women because women have estrogen
were 23.13 and 19.00 respectively. hormones which affect the metabolism of
Meanwhile, in control group, mean anxiety fat and cholesterol. Research by He et al.
score in the pre-test and post-test were in America (2001) found that male had risk
23.26 and 21.52, respectively. Wilcoxon of heart failure 1.24 times higher than
test in intervention group showed p-value women. Hormonal factor also affect stress
0.000 (p <0.05) which meant that there levels in women as they tend to have
was a significant difference in mean unstable hormone which result in unstable
anxiety score before and after progressive emotion (Mc Sweeney, Pettey, Lefler &
muscle relaxation interventions. Similar Heo, 2012).
result was also found in control group. In this study, about two third of
There was a significant difference in mean respondents have suffered from CHF
anxiety score at pre and posttest (p-value more than 6 months. Anxiety is often
0.000). found in patients with chronic diseases
such as heart failure. However, previous
Table 3. Mean Deviation of Anxiety Score study found that anxiety was not related to
(n=46) the duration of the illness (Serafini et al.,
Deviation p-value 2010).
(Mean, SD) Anxiety experienced by
Intervention 4.13 (4.65) 0.017 individuals could be influenced by several
Control 1.74 (4.03)
factors such as age, experience, self-
concept, education level, economic level
Table 3 shows mean deviation of and family support (Stuart & Sunden,
anxiety score in both groups. Analysis 2006). Haworth et al. (2005) in their study
using Mann Whitney test showed that found that factors affecting anxiety in
there was a significant difference in mean patients with CHF were age, gender,
deviation of anxiety score between groups severity of disease, complications of other
(p=0.017). It means that progressive diseases such as diabetes, and also lack
muscle relaxation was significantly of social support.
effective to reduce anxiety compare to Finding of this study showed that
standard therapy. anxiety of respondents in intervention
group were decreased after given
DISCUSSION progressive muscle relaxation. This finding
This study found that many of was in line with research conducted by
respondents aged between 56-65 years Chen et al. (2009) which found that
old. This finding was supported by anxiety levels of patients with
research conducted by Debasree, Smita, schizophrenia was decline after given
Nitin, and James (2013) among CHF intervention of progressive muscle
patients in India. They found that anxiety relaxation. Herizchi et al. (2012) also
was more likely experienced by patients pointed out that there was a decrease in
aged 61 years old. Yancy et al. (2013) the level of anxiety in patients undergoing
found that the incidence of CHF was chemotherapy after received intervention
higher in elderly because of the progressive muscle relaxation for 1 month.
degenerative process. There are several Progressive muscle relaxation is
factors why elderly are more susceptible to one of complementary therapies used to
congestive heart failure disease. reduce anxiety and provide comfort
Response to beta-adrenergic stimulation (Snyder, Pestka & Bly, 2006). Progressive
due to age results in decreased heart rate muscle relaxation reduces anxiety through
and contractility. Anxiety is also often the following mechanism. First, muscle is
experienced by elderly with other chronic contracted, and then stimulus will be
diseases such as kidney failure (Patimah, delivered to the muscles via afferent nerve
Suryani, & Nuraeni, 2015).
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pathways. Contraction of skeletal muscle ward leader for preparing nursing care
fibers will produce tension sensation. After plans and developing standard operating
that, muscle is relaxed. Relaxation is the procedures. For nurses, especially
elongation of the muscle fibers which can medical surgical nurses, this study
eliminate the sensation of tension. These provides evidence to apply progressive
techniques are applied to all major muscle muscle relaxation as an intervention to
groups. Progressive muscle relaxation reduce anxiety among coronary heart
allows individual to feel the sensation of failure patients. In addition, nurses are
tension and relaxation systematically (Mc also expected to explore knowledge and
Guigan and Lehrer, 2005). skills in carrying out progressive muscle
In this study, progressive muscle relaxation training techniques
relaxation was effective to reduce anxiety
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