scholarly journals The Influence of Peppermint Aromatherapy on Reducing Uremic Pruritus in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Hemodialysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Friska Sembiring ◽  
Siti Saidah Nasution ◽  
Yesi Ariani
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Uremic Pruritus ◽  
Mild Degree

Uremic pruritus is one of the chronic renal failure patients’ complaints, which is an uncomfortable and itchy sensation with multifactorial causes. Peppermint complementary therapy is an essential oil with the main component of menthol (50-60%), which provides a cold sensation to the skin. The instrument used in this quasi-experimental study was demographic data and the 5-D itch scale questionnaire. The total sample was 98 participants. The intervention was carried out by administering topical peppermint essential oil. The results showed that the uremic pruritus scale decreased to a mild degree of 51.0%. After being tested by Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney statistical tests, the intervention group had a p-value of 0.000 <p = 0.05 and in the control group there was a p-value of 0.102 so there was an effect of giving peppermint aromatherapy in reducing uremic pruritus. Peppermint aromatherapy is safe to use and is easy to obtain so, therefore, it can be applied topically to improve coping strategies for patients who experience uremic pruritus.

scholarly journals MASSAGE ABDOMINAL SEBAGAI TERAPI KOMPLEMENTER UNTUK MENJAGA KETERATURAN POLA ELIMINASI DEFEKASI PADA PASIEN DI RUANG ICU

2021 ◽  
pp. 142-148
Author(s):  
Noferiana Widiyawati ◽  
Fransisca Anjar Rina Setyani ◽  
Emmelia Ratnawati
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Equivalent Control ◽  
Abdominal Massage

Konstipasi adalah satu masalah yang sering terjadi pada pasien kritis yang dirawat di Ruang ICU. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa massage abdominal digunakan sebagai terapi komplementer untuk mencegah konstipasi dan mempermudah serta memperlancar pengeluaran feses. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh massage abdominal terhadap pola defekasi pasien yang dirawat di Ruang ICU RS Panti Rapih Yogyakarta. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain penelitian quasi eksperimental post test only non equivalent control group. Teknik sampling menggunakan purposive sampling, yaitu sampel harus memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan eksklusi yang telah ditentukan oleh peneliti. Jumlah sampel yaitu 36 pasien yaitu pada kelompok intervensi (n=18) dan kelompok kontrol (n=18). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata skor pola defekasi pada kelompok intervensi (1,33), lebih tinggi dibandingkan dengan kelompok kontrol (0,67). Hasil uji statistik menggunakan uji non parametrik Mann-Whitney didapatkan hasil p-value 0,025 (p<0,05), sehingga dapat disimpulkan ada pengaruh massage abdominal terhadap pola defekasi pada pasien yang dirawat di Ruang ICU RS Panti Rapih Yogyakarta. Terapi  komplementer dengan teknik massage abdominal dapat menjadi salah satu metode untuk mengatasi masalah konstipasi pada pasien yang dirawat di ICU. Constipation is a problem that often occurs in critically ill patients admitted to the ICU. The results showed that abdominal massage was used as a complementary therapy to prevent constipation and facilitate and expedite expenditure. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of abdominal massage on the pattern of defecation of patients treated in the ICU room at Panti Rapih Hospital, Yogyakarta. This study uses a post-test only non-equivalent control group quasi-experimental research design. The sampling technique used purposive sampling, namely the sample must meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria that have been determined by the researcher. The number of samples was 36 patients, namely in the intervention group (n=18) and the control group (n=18). The results showed that the average score of the pattern of defecation in the intervention group (1.33) was higher than the control group (0.67). The results of statistical tests using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney test showed a p-value of 0.025 (p<0.05), so it can be ascertained that there is an effect of abdominal massage on the pattern of defecation in patients treated in the ICU room at Panti Rapih Hospital, Yogyakarta. Complementary therapy with abdominal massage techniques can be a method to overcome the problem of constipation in patients treated in the ICU.

scholarly journals The Effect of Green Color Breathing TherapyTowards Reduction of Stress Levels In Hemodialized Patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 129
Author(s):  
Didik Prasetyo Suli ◽  
Nur Aini ◽  
Yoyok Bekti Prasetyo
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Endocrine System ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Green Color ◽  
Stress Levels

Hemodialysis therapy is a lifelong therapy for the patient. One therapy that can be used in lowering stress levels and not yet widely used in Indonesia is color therapy (chromotherapy). The research design was quasi experimental with a pre-post test with control group design. The total sample of 12 intervention groups and 13 control groups was taken by purposive sampling technique. The study was conducted in March 2017 at Dr. Soepraoen Malang Hospital. The variables observed were a decrease in stress levels using the DASS questionnaire. Data were analyzed by the Mann-Whitney test. The results showed that at pretest the majority of the intervention groups were at moderate stress levels of 5 people (41,7%), while in the control group 8 people (61,5%). After posttest the stress level in the intervention group fell to normal 8 people (66,7%) while in the control group it remained. The results of statistical tests obtained p value 0.001 < α 0.05 so it can be concluded that there is an effect of giving green color breathing therapy to decrease stress levels. Green color affects the central nervous system by using the retinohypothalamic tract as the main pathway of the color transmission mechanism to the limbic system and the endocrine system, so it will provide a calming effect, cause a sense of comfort, and reduce stress.

Effect of aromatherapy massage with orange essential oil on postoperative pain after cesarean section: a randomized controlled trial

2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyedmohammad Mirhosseini ◽  
Ali Abbasi ◽  
Nastaran Norouzi ◽  
Fatemeh Mobaraki ◽  
Mohammad Hasan Basirinezhad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Essential Oil ◽  
Cesarean Section ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Nursing Intervention ◽  
Anxiety Score ◽  
Control Group ◽  
And Control ◽  
Orange Essential Oil

Abstract Objectives Many women in recent years have been willing to undergo puncture surgery for childbirth, which, like other surgeries, has physical and psychological side effects such as incision, infertility, chronic pain, and anxiety. Therefore, it is important to reduce and improve these side effects. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of foot massage with orange essential oil on pain and anxiety in women undergoing cesarean section. Methods This randomized clinical trial study was conducted in 2019 on 80 women referred to Bahar Shahroud Hospital after cesarean section surgery. The samples were divided into two groups by intervention (foot massage with orange essential oil) and control (foot massage without orange essential oil). The Spielberger scale was used to determine anxiety scores after cesarean section. In the intervention group, the feet were massaged with orange essential oil, and in the control group, the orange essential oil massage was performed without oil. Anxiety before, immediately after, and 60 min after the intervention was measured and evaluated in both groups. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Significant levels were considered for all statistical tests (p<0.05). Results The anxiety score before the intervention in the two groups of intervention and control was 57.12 ± 3.12 and 57.07 ± 3.54, respectively, which were not significantly different, but immediately after the intervention, the anxiety scores in both groups decreased significantly so that there was a further decrease in the intervention group (52.10 ± 4.75 and 56.02 ± 3.77), 1 h after the intervention, the anxiety score in the intervention group decreased compared to the previous stage and increased in the control group (50.40 ± 3.74 and 56.85 ± 4.27). Conclusions Foot massage with orange essential oil can probably be effective as a proper nursing intervention in reducing anxiety after cesarean section surgery.

scholarly journals Association of interleukin-17A rs2275913 polymorphism with rheumatoid arthritis susceptibility in Sudanese population

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 205031212110202
Author(s):  
Rgda Mohamed Osman ◽  
Mounkaila Noma ◽  
Abdallah Elssir Ahmed ◽  
Hanadi Abdelbagi ◽  
Rihab Ali Omer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Case Group ◽  
Molecular Technique ◽  
Interleukin 17A ◽  
Significant Difference

Objectives: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease. This study aimed to determine the association of interleukin-17A-197G/A polymorphism with rheumatoid arthritis in Sudanese patients. Methods: A case–control study was conducted between March and December 2018. Clinical and demographic data of the study participants were collected and analyzed. Polymerase chain reaction restriction fragment length polymorphism molecular technique was done to investigate interleukin-17A-197G/A polymorphisms. All statistical tests were considered statistically significant when p < 0.05. Results: The study population included 266 participants aged between 1 and 85 years, with an average of 40 years, classified into 85 (31.2%) cases (mean age 48.5 ± 11.3 years), and 181 (68.8%) controls (mean age 35.3 ± 15.9 years). The interleukin-17A homozygote AA genotype was more frequent among the control group compared to the case group; 95 (52.5%) and 7 (8.2%), respectively. The homozygote GG and the heterozygote AG genotypes were proportionally not different among the cases and control groups; 13 (54.2%) and 11 (45.8%), and 65 (46.4%) and 75 (53.6%), respectively. According to the distribution of interleukin-17A genotypes, a statistically significant difference was observed among cases with the interleukin-17A AA and AG genotypes, p values 0.001 and 0.004, respectively. For the association interleukin-17A genotypes and family history a negatively significant association was reported (95% confidence interval, –0.219, p value = 0.001). There was also a negatively significant association of interleukin-17A genotypes and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (95% confidence interval, −0.141, p value = 0.002). Conclusion: This study is the first study in Sudan established the association between interleukin-17A-197G/A (rs2275913) polymorphisms and susceptibly to rheumatoid arthritis. These findings appeal for further research in Sudan to investigate the exact role of IL-17A in immunopathology and disease severity among Sudanese rheumatoid arthritis

scholarly journals Promosi Kesehatan Nola Pender Berpengaruh Terhadap Pengetahuan dan Kepatuhan ODHA Minum ARV

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Tuti Asrianti Utami
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
People Living With Hiv ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
Hiv Aids

<em>The success rate of ARV therapy depends on the adherence of HIV-AIDS patients in ARV treatment. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of NolaPender health promotion to improve the knowledge and adherence of PLWHA (People living with HIV-AIDS) with ARV in SintCarolus Health Service (SCHS) and Persahabatan General Hospital (PGH). This study used a Pre-Post test Quasi Eksperimantal Non Equivalent Control Group and a total sample of 90 respondents were recruited through the use of consecutive sampling with inclusion criteria where 45 respondents served as intervention group in SCHS and the remaining as control group in PGH from May-June 2016. The result showed most respondents were in the late adulthood stage (36-55 years old), male, having advanced education, working, exposed to counseling service, having family support as well as peer group support, easy in reaching health service and with health insurance. NolaPender health promotion increased the knowledge of ARV (mean score pre intervention was 5.31 to post intervention 7.04), and improving the adherence of taking ARV from moderate to good adherence as many as 51.1%. There was an effect of Nola Pender health promotion using booklet to respondents’ knowledge (p-value=0.000) from 13.3% to 91.1% and also effect of knowledge improvement of ARV to the adherence of taking ARV, with the support from peer group from 30.2% to 87.2%. The study recommends to continue this program of Nola Pender health promotion for PLWHA taking ARV in a structured and well planned system.</em>

scholarly journals DISTRACTION TECHNIQUES: TELLING STORIES TO DECREASE PAIN FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN DURING INFUSION

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-30
Author(s):  
Lina Dewi Anggraeni ◽  
Widiyanti Widiyanti
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Data ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Pain Scale ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Pediatric Nurses ◽  
Control Groups ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
And Control

Hospital procedures, such as infusions, are often associated with pain. Preschool-aged children who are hospitalized for infusions will often exhibit a strong fearful response because their concept of body integrity has not fully developed. One way to reduce the fear of infusion pain is by using stories as a distraction technique. The purpose of this study was to identify differences in the scale of pain between members of an intervention group, to which the distraction technique was applied, and a control group, to which it was not applied. The study used quasi-experimental methods, with intervention and control groups. The study was conducted on 46 preschool aged respondents (3-6 years old), divided into a 34 member intervention group and a 12 member control group and ran from September to December 2017 in one of the private hospitals in the East Bekasi. The research employed a questionnaire to collect demographic data and used the Wong-Baker Faces Pain Scale to assess pain levels. The data analysis technique used was the independent t-test. The results showed there was a difference of pain response between the intervention and control groups with P value < 0.05. Pediatric nurses are advised to use storytelling therapy as an option for providing atraumatic care intervention.  Keywords: Distraction Technique, Infusion installation, Pain, Stories, Preschool Abstrak Teknik Distraksi: Bercerita Menurunkan Nyeri Pada Anak Usia Pra Sekolah Selama Penggunaan Infus. Rasa sakit seringkali dikaitkan dengan salah satu prosedur rumah sakit yakni pemasangan infus. Reaksi anak prasekolah yang dipasang infus menunjukkan ketakutan yang luar biasa, hal itu disebabkan karena konsep integritas tubuhnya belum berkembang dengan baik. Salah satu cara untuk mengurangi ketakutan akibat nyeri pemasangan infus pada prasekolah adalah teknik distraksi bercerita. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengidentifikasi perbedaan skala nyeri antara kelompok intervensi dan kelompok kontrol. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode quasy eksperimen, yang menggunakan kelompok intervensi dan kelompok kontrol. Penelitian dilakukan terhadap 46 responden usia prasekolah (3-6 tahun) yang terdiri dari 34 kelompok intervensi dan 12 kelompok kontrol dari bulan September-Desember 2017 di salah satu Rumah Sakit Swasta di wilayah Bekasi Timur. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan kuisioner data demografi dan lembar observasi skala nyeri Wong Baker Faces Pain. Teknik analisis data menggunakan Uji Independent T test.Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat perbedaan respon nyeri antara kelompok intervensi dan kelompok kontrol dengan nilai p= 0,012 (< 0.05). Perawat anak sebaiknya menggunakan metode bercerita sebagai sarana asuhan keperawatan atraumatik.  Kata kunci: Cerita, Nyeri, Pemasangan infus, Prasekolah, Teknik distraksi

scholarly journals PENINGKATAN MOTIVASI KONSUMSI SAYUR DAN BUAH MELALUI COGNITIVE BEHAVIOUR THERAPY (CBT)

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Etika Purnama Sari
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Behaviour Therapy ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
Cognitive Behaviour ◽  
Vegetables And Fruits

Many children didn’t like to consume vegetables and fruit, they consumed it in value standard below from WHO. The aim from this study explained the increasing motivation within consume vegetables and fruits through Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). The study design was quasy experiment with prepost control group design. The variables studied were motivation within consume vegetables and fruits. The samples obtained were 27 respondents for intervention group and 28 respondents for control group using purposive sampling. Collecting data includes demographic data and motivation data with questionnaire. Based on Mann Whitney U Test, p value for pretest between intervention and control group was 0,495 with α=0,05 it means that there wasn’t different in motivation consume vegetables and fruit, but for posttest p value was 0,029 it means that there was different in motivation. Based on mean value, there was increasing value for intervention group from 29,30 to 31,91 it means that CBT could increasing motivation to concume vegetables and fruits in children. The increasing motivation could happen because CBT changes the irrational thinking or negative thinking about vegetables and fruit to rational thinking or positive thinking. CBT could be an alternative method to motivate children to consume vegetables and fruits. Banyak anak-anak tidak suka mengkonsumsi sayur dan buah sehingga menunjukkan angka dibawah standar WHO. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah menjelaskan tentang peningkatan motivasi konsumsi sayur dan buah melalui Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). Desain penelitian yang digunakan adalah quasy experiment dengan kelompok kontrol pre-post. Variabel yang diteliti adalah motivasi dalam mengkonsumsi sayur dan buah. Sampel yang digunakan terdapat 27 responden untuk kelompok perlakuan dan 28 reponden untuk kelompok kontrol dengan menggunakan purposive sampling. Pengambilan data menggunakan kuesioner demografi dan motivasi. Berdasarkan hasil tes Mann Whitney U dengan signifikansi p=0,05 didapatkan nilai p=0,495 pada pretest antara kelompok kontrol dan perlakuan, sehingga tidak terdapat perbedaan motivasi sedangkan pada hasil posttest kelompok kontrol dan perlakuan menunjukkan p= 0,029 sehingga terdapat perbedaan dan dan terdapat peningkatan mean value pada kelompok kontrol dari 29,30 menjadi 31,91. Hal tersebut membuktikan bahwa CBT mempengaruhi motivasi anak-anak dalam mengkonsumsi sayur dan buah. Peningkatan motivasi terjadi karena CBT dapat mengubah pemikiran irasional dan negatif terhadap sayur dan buah menjadi lebih rasional dan positif. CBT dapat digunakan sebagai metode alternatif dalam meningkatkan motivasi anak untuk mengkonsumsi sayur dan buah. DOWNLOAD FULL TEXT PDF >>

scholarly journals Pengaruh Pemberian Akupresur oleh Anggota Keluarga terhadap Tingkat Nyeri Pasien Nyeri Kepala (Chephalgia) di Kota Padang Panjang

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 714
Author(s):  
Rika Roza ◽  
Budhi Mulyadi ◽  
Yonrizal Nurdin ◽  
Mahathir Mahathir
Keyword(s):  
Intervention Group ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Test Result

Chephalgia is grievance that is often felt like discomfort in head, Chephalgia can bother activity and productivity. One of complementary therapy that can reduce Chephalgia is acupressure. This study aims to determine the effect of acupressure by family member on pain level of Chephalgia patient in Padang Panjang conducted february-September 2019. The study is an experimental design and a pretest-posttest with control group design with 116 of samples and it uses simple random sampling. Different levels of pain before and after the administration of acupressure by family members used the Wilcoxon test. Whereas to see the comparison of the intervention group and the control group used to test two different groups used the mann withney test.. Satistic test result get p value = 0.0000 that means there is significant effect between before and after acupressure on intervention group, but there is no significant effect on control group get p value = 0,771. This therapy acupressure is recomended for solving Chephalgia, it means that we can give nursing complementary therapy for minimizingC.

HIPNOSIS LIMA JARI TERHADAP PENURUNAN CEMAS PADA PASIEN DIABETUS MELLITUS

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 395-400
Author(s):  
Endah Wahyuningsih ◽  
Eni Hidayati
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Anxiety Reduction ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Paired Sample ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Equivalent Control

Diabetus mellitus merupakan penyakit yang disebabkan bisa dari faktor keturunan maupun berasal dari pola hidup yang tidak baik dimana penyakit ini bersifat menahun biasanyanditandai dengannbertambahnya kadarnglukosa dalam darah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui Hipnosis Lima Jari terhadap penurunan cemas pada pasien Diabetus Mellitus yang mengalami cemas di Puskesmas Tlogosari Wetan Semarang. Rancangan penelitian ini adalah studi kuantitatif dengan desain quasy eksperiment, pendekatan yang digunakan adalah pre test and post test equivalent control group. Responden penelitian ini pasien DM yang mengalami cemas kurang dari 2 tahun dalam PROLANIS yang dilaksanakan setiap 1 bulan sekali di Puskesmas Tlogosari Wetan Semarang, jumlah sampel 60 responden terbagi menjadi 2 kelompok yaitu 30 responden kelompok intervensi hipnosis lima jari dan 30 responden kelompok kontrol. Uji statistik menggunakan uji paired sample T-Test. Hasil uji statistik pada kelompok intervensi hipnosis lima jari didapatkan hasil yaitu terdapat pengaruh penurunan cemas pada pasien diabetus mellitus (p value=0,000). Sedangkan pada kelompok kontrol di dapatkan hasil p value 1.000 > 0,05 yang berarti tidak ada pengaruh hipnosis lima jari terhadap penurunan cemas pada pasien diabetus mellitus karena tidak diberikan hipnosis lima jari.   Kata kunci: DM, cemas, hipnosis lima jari   HYPNOSIS FIVE FINGER AGAINST ANXIETY DECREASE IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETUS MELLITUS   ABSTRACT Diabetus mellitus is a disease that can be caused by hereditary factors or comes from a bad lifestyle where the disease is chronic usually marked by increasing glucose levels in the blood. This study aims to determine Hypnosis Five Finger against anxiety reduction in patients with diabetes who have anxiety in Tlogosari Wetan Public Health Center, Semarang. The design of this study is a quantitative study with quasy experimental design, the approach used is the pre test and post test equivalent control group. Respondents in this study were DM patients with anxiety less than 2 years in PROLANIS which was conducted every 1 month at the Tlogosari Wetan Public Health Center in Semarang, the number of samples 60 respondents were divided into 2 groups: 30 respondents in the five-finger hypnosis intervention group and 30 respondents in the control group. Statistical tests using paired sample T-Test. The results of statistical tests in the five-finger hypnosis intervention group showed that there was an effect of anxiety reduction in patients with diabetus mellitus in Puskesmas Tlogosari Wetan Semarang (p value = 0,000). Whereas in the control group, the result was p value 1,000> 0.05, which means that there was no effect of five-finger hypnosis on anxiety reduction in patients with diabetes mellitus because no five-finger hypnosis was given.   Keywords: DM, anxiety, five finger hypnosis 

scholarly journals Effects of Benson’s Relaxation Technique on Nausea in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Undergoing Hemodialysis

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chandra Bagus Ropyanto ◽  
Sumarsih . ◽  
Niken Safitri Dyan Kusumaningrum ◽  
Wahyu Hidayati
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
Mean Value ◽  
Pharmacological Therapy ◽  
Relaxation Technique ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
The Brain

Background: Nausea is a common complaint of patients with chronic kidney disease due to an accumulation of urea. Hemodialysis therapy has some side effects that play a role in increasing nausea. The use of pharmacological treatment to deal with nausea may bring a risk of aggravating the work of the kidneys, and thus its administration should be limited. Benson relaxation is a complementary therapy which reduces nausea by increasing the relaxation response that affects the nausea center in the brain. Objectives: This study aims to determine the effects of Benson relaxation technique on decreasing nausea. Methods: This study used a pre-posttest quasiexperimental research design with a control group. The samples were 30 patients recruited using consecutive sampling and were divided into the intervention group (n=15)andthecontrolgroup(n=15).Nauseawasmeasuredusinganumericratingscale. Theresultsshowedthattherewasadecreaseinthemeanofnauseaintheintervention group from 7.13 to 2.26, with p-value = 0.001. The mean value slightly decreased in the control group from 7.20 to 6.40, with p-value = 0.001. Conclusions: Benson relaxation affected the decrease of nausea in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Based on the results of this study, it is expected that nurses apply Benson relaxation technique as a non-pharmacological therapy to decrease nausea in hemodialysis patients.

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