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Journal : Jurnal Keperawatan Soedirman

Effects of Five-Finger Relaxation Technique on Depression in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Dewi, Rosliana; Agustina, Fanny Dwi; Budhiana, Johan; Fatmala, Syiva Dwi
Jurnal Keperawatan Soedirman Vol 16, No 1 (2021)
Publisher : Jurusan Keperawatan FIKES UNSOED

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20884/1.jks.2021.16.1.1637

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) can cause physical and psychological changes for sufferers. Psychological changes include changes in self-concept and depression. Psychological changes can be treated with nonpharmacological therapies, one of which is five-finger relaxation technique. The research aimed to reveal the effect of five-finger relaxation technique on depression experienced by type 2 DM patients. The five-finger relaxation technique is one of the generalist relaxation techniques by recalling pleasant experiences. This research is a quasi-experiment. Samples of this research were 34 respondents whom were selected using purposive sampling.  The intervention was carried out once a day for 3 consecutive days.  In order to measure depression, a valid and reliable questionnaire of Indonesian version of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was employed.  Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Test and the Mann-Whitney Test. The results showed the was a decrease in depression in the control group (p-value of 0.008) and the intervention group (p-value of 0.000) and there were differences in depression in the control group and the intervention group (p-value of 0.000). It can be concluded that there is an effect of five-finger relaxation technique on depression in type 2 DM patients.