EFEKTIFITAS TERAPI KOMUNIKASI TERAPEUTIK TERHADAP TINGKAT KECEMASAN PADA PASIEN GAGAL JANTUNG DI RUMAH SAKIT ROYAL PRIMA PADA TAHUN 2020

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Heart failure is a pathophysiologic condition in which the heart as a pump is unable to meet blood needs for tissue metabolism. Heart failure is the final stage of heart disease and is a cause of increased morbidity and mortality in cardiac patients. Many heart failure patients experience mild to severe anxiety. and the feeling of fear experienced by patients can be reduced by therapeutic communication therapy. The aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of therapeutic communication therapy on anxiety levels in heart failure patients at Royal Prima Hospital in 2020. This type of research was quasy experimental with a cross sectional design. The population in the study was 25 heart failure patients at the Royal Prima Hospital in 2020. The sampling technique used a total sampling technique of 25 people. The results showed that the variable results before the majority of panic level anxiety were 15 people (60%), the minority severe anxiety levels were 10 people (40%). The variable after the minority anxiety level was 15 people (60%), the minority anxiety level was 1 person (4%). Wilcoxon test results with p value = 0.000, then P <0.05, so Ho rejected. The conclusion of the study is that therapeutic communication therapy effectiveness on anxiety levels is very good in heart failure patients at Royal Prima Hospital 2020. It is hoped that respondents will establish good therapeutic communication so that respondents can eliminate negative thoughts by communicating with nurses. so that the respondent's level of anxiety can be reduced.