Fatigue is the major symptoms in patients with coronary artery disease, during recovery period after cardiac events and during cardiac rehabilitation. BensonĂ¢â‚¬â„¢s relaxation is one of relaxation as modalities therapy to reduce fatigue, however few studies related to this technique in planned intervention. This study was to measure the effectiveness of BensonĂ¢â‚¬â„¢s relaxation in fatigue of coronary artery disease patients during cardiac rehabilitation. It was a quasi-experimental pretest posttest control group design. This study included 29 respondents in Dr.M. Djamil Hospital were assigned to intervention group which receiving BensonĂ¢â‚¬â„¢s relaxation technique (n=15) and control group with routine care (n=14). BensonĂ¢â‚¬â„¢s relaxation technique was administered for 5 days 2 times a day, each 20 minutes to intervention group. Fatigue was measured using Maastricht Questionnaire (MQ). The result indicated significant reduction in mean of fatigue between intervention and control group (p value < 0,001). The study concluded that BensonĂ¢â‚¬â„¢s relaxation technique is an effective non-pharmacological intervention to reduce fatigue in coronary artery disease patients. Keywords: BensonĂ¢â‚¬â„¢s relaxation; fatigue; coronary artery disease
Published by | Universitas Sumatera Utara |
Journal Name | Caring : Indonesian Journal of Nursing Science |
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ISSN | ISSN : -, EISSN : 26857162, DOI : https://doi.org/10.32734/ijns, |
Core Subject | Health, |
Meta Subject | Nursing, |
Meta Desc | Caring: Indonesian Journal of Nursing Science (IJNS) is an international nursing journal published by the Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Indonesia. IJNS is a peer reviewed journal and welcomes scientific works from nurses, academics, and practitioners in their works. |
Penulis | Muliantino, Mulyanti Roberto , Tuti Herawati , Masfuri |
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Subtitle Article | Caring: Indonesian Journal of Nursing Science Vol. 2 No. 1 (2020): Caring: Indonesian Journal of Nursing Science |
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DOI Number | DOI: 10.32734/ijns.v2i1.4170 |
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