EFEKTIFITAS TEKNIK RELAKSASI NAFAS DALAM DAN DZIKIR TERAPI TERHADAP NYERI POST OP KATARAK

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of breath relaxation techniques and dzikir therapy to post
op cataract pain. The research method used was quasy experiment with pre test design and post test design with non
equivalent control group. This research was conducted in RSUD Arifin Achmad Riau Province to 34 subjects that were
divided into two groups, namely experimental group 17 subjects and control group 17 subjects. The measuring
instrument used in both groups is a pain observation sheet with a numeric rating scale. The analysis used was
univariate and bivariate analysis using Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney. Wilcoxon test obtained experimental group p
value 0.000 < α (0,05) and control group p value 0,034 < α (0,05) showed that decrease of group experiment group
pain scale bigger than control group. The independent t test result showed p value 0.000 <α (0,05), which means that
giving deep breath relaxation technique and dzikir therapy effective to reduce patient's post cataract pain. Based on this
research, the provision of deep breath relaxation and dzikir therapy can be used as one of the non-pharmacological
techniques in reducing post-operative pain of cataract patients.

Key Words : Pain, Breath Relaxation, Dzikir Therapy