<![CDATA[ABSTRACT Poor eating habits such as lack of fiber, fatty foods can have an impact on health problems, one of which is appendicitis (Syamsul Hidayat, 2010). The appendix has a length of about 10 cm and can empty regularly into the cecum, but because the lumen is small, the appendix tends to become clogged and is especially susceptible to infection, so surgery must be performed (Smeltzer & Bare, 2002). One of the nursing diagnoses that appear in postoperative conditions is acute pain (Nanda NIC NOC, 2015). The pain management is pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy. One of the non-pharmacological therapies is finger grip relaxation technique. The objective of this study was to identify the effectiveness of finger grip relaxation techniques on pain of postoperation appendicitis. The research method used literature review on research journals indexed by SINTA, Garuda and Google Scholar through PICO analysis. The method in this study was carried out using an experimental design. Research variables finger grip and postoperative pain. The population of this research was 10 journals from 2010-2021 with journal reputations that were used 2 medium reputation journals, 8 low reputation journals. The results of the study obtained a scale of postoperative pain before finger grip relaxation was carried out with a very heavy scale scale. There was a decrease in the pain scale before and after the finger gripping technique with p value of 0.000. Based on the results of this analysis, the finger grip relaxation technique was recommended as an effective relaxation technique in reducing pain. Keywords: finger grip, post op appendicitis, pain ABSTRACT Poor eating habits such as lack of fiber, fatty foods can have an impact on health problems, one of which is appendicitis (Syamsul Hidayat, 2010). The appendix has a length of about 10 cm and can empty regularly into the cecum, but because the lumen is small, the appendix tends to become clogged and is especially susceptible to infection, so surgery must be performed (Smeltzer & Bare, 2002). One of the nursing diagnoses that appear in postoperative conditions is acute pain (Nanda NIC NOC, 2015). The pain management is pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy. One of the non-pharmacological therapies is finger grip relaxation technique. The objective of this study was to identify the effectiveness of finger grip relaxation techniques on pain of postoperation appendicitis. The research method used literature review on research journals indexed by SINTA, Garuda and Google Scholar through PICO analysis. The method in this study was carried out using an experimental design. Research variables finger grip and postoperative pain. The population of this research was 10 journals from 2010-2021 with journal reputations that were used 2 medium reputation journals, 8 low reputation journals. The results of the study obtained a scale of postoperative pain before finger grip relaxation was carried out with a very heavy scale scale. There was a decrease in the pain scale before and after the finger gripping technique with p value of 0.000. Based on the results of this analysis, the finger grip relaxation technique was recommended as an effective relaxation technique in reducing pain. Keywords: finger grip, post op appendicitis, pain]]>
