The Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapi Against Decreased Anxiety Levels In Second Degree Clinical Practice Students Who Were Confirmed Covid-19.

Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapi Against Decreased Anxiety Levels In Second Degree Clinical Practice Students Who Were Confirmed Covid-19.

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Background: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (Covid-19) is one of  the disorders of the respiratory system.  Based on data on the number of Covid-19 exposures in Indonesia that were confirmed positive as many as 6,512,913 cases, patients recovered as many as 6,319,990 cases, and died 158,768 people (Ministry of Health RI, 2022).  Therapi rprogressive muscle elaxation  is an  exercise in muscle activity, tense muscles then lower tension by performing relaxation techniques to get a feeling of relaxation.  Purpose: the purpose of  this progressive muscle relaxation therapi, which is to lower tension so that it is more relaxed. This study is to measure the effectiveness of progressive muscle reflexes against decreasing anxiety levels in Second degree students  who are currently practicing clinically and have confirmed Covid-19.  The population used was Second degree students who were confirmed with Covid-19 at  STIKes Ahmad Dahlan Cirebon,  the sample or respondents in this study  were second degree students who were confirmed with Covid-19 who were self-isolating after being confirmed with Covid-19  .  Methods: In this  study,  quantitative research methods, using  purposive sampling with quasi-experimental study pretest-posttest one group design research design.   This study took  from 22 students who practiced clinics and confirmed Covid-19 students who were exposed to Covid-19. At the value of the level of anxiety after being administered a progressive muscle relaxation therapi is 2.17 with a standard deviation of 0.381. The results of the statistical test obtained  a p  value   of 0.000, then p < α where H 0 was rejected, meaning that there was a significant influence on the level of student anxiety before and after progressive relaxation.  It is hoped that this research can be used as one of the implementations of nonpharmacology therapi to patients who have been confirmed with Covid-19 to reduce anxiety levels through the administration of  his progressive muscle relaxation  therapi.

Keywords:  Progressive muscle relaxation; Anxiety levels; Covid-19