EFFECT OF HYPNO-PRESSURE ON ANXIETY IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDER
Author(s) -
Dwi Antara Nugraha,
Sri Endang Pujiastuti,
Budi Widiyanto,
Choiroel Anwar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
belitung nursing journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2477-4073
DOI - 10.33546/bnj.348
Subject(s) - anxiety , acupressure , trait anxiety , blood pressure , nonprobability sampling , medicine , physical therapy , psychology , anxiety score , clinical psychology , psychiatry , alternative medicine , population , environmental health , pathology
Objective: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of the combination of hypnotherapy and acupressure (hypno-pressure) on anxiety levels in patients with cardiovascular disorders. Methods: A quasy-experimental research with pretest-posttest with control group design was used. Fifty-six respondents were selected using purposive sampling in this study, which 28 respondents were randomly assigned in the experiment and control group. The Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) Form Y was used to measure anxiety. Paired t-test and Independent t-test were used for data analysis. Results: There was a significant effect of hypno-pressure on the decrease of anxiety levels in patients with cardiovascular disorder with p-value 0.000 (<0.05), t = 7.217, and effect size of 1.96. Conclusion: Hypno-pressure could reduce anxiety levels in patients with cardiovascular disorder.
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