Five-finger hypnosis and foot-soaking therapy to reduce anxiety in pre-eclampsia mother

Poltekkes Kemenkes Yogyakarta

2020-06-30

eng

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Depression and anxiety in early pregnancy are associated with the risk of pre-eclampsia. Anxiety management can be a variety of ways, including pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy like non-pharmacological therapies such as five- finger hypnosis and foot-soaking therapy. This study aims to determine differences in anxiety levels in five-finger hypnosis and foot-soaking therapy in pregnant women with pre-eclampsia. The study design used pre-experimental Method: Sampling techniques used cluster sampling with 120 respondents with the characteristics of pregnant women with pre-eclampsia who underwent treatment at the health center in the Besuki Raya. The instrument for measuring maternal anxiety used the Hamilto Rating Scale for Anxiety. Data analysis used an independent t-test with a significance level of 0.05. The results of the Independent T-test stated that there was a difference between the average anxiety of the respondents who carried out five-finger hypnosis interventions and foot-soaking interventions. The average anxiety of mothers with pre-eclampsia after a five-finger hypnosis intervention or foot soak states the lowest average anxiety is after a five-finger hypnosis intervention. Intervention hypnosis five fingers and a foot soak is a complementary therapy that has many benefits, and there are no harmful side effects.