THE USE OF CITRUS (ORANGE) AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO REDUCE ANXIETY OF HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT Yeni Kartika Sari, Okky Cintya Permata Dewi, Nawang Wulandari, Wahyu Wibisono, Thatit Nurmawati
STIKes Patria Husada Blitar
Abstract
Anxiety is one of psychological problem that often arises in hemodialysis patient. As a result, it can reduce bodys immunity and also can cause other problems such as rejecting the hemodialysis process. One technique that can be used to reduce the anxiety is relaxation techniques by citrus aromatherapy (orange). The purpose of this study was to identify the effectiveness of citrus (orange) aromatherapy to the anxiety level of hemodialysis patient. The design of this study was pre-experimental with one group pre-post test design. The sampling technique used purposive sampling. The population in this study was all 88 hemodialysis patients, while the sample was 20 patients who had met the inclusion criteria. The results of statistical tests using paired t test, the value of p was 0,000. The average score of the anxiety before the giving of citrus (orange) aromatherapy was 51.20 and after the giving of citrus (orange) aromatherapy was 34.45. The result of the analysis showed that there was an effect in the anxiety level of the hemodialysis patient after the giving of citrus (orange) aromatherapy. The hemodialysis nurses can use this technique as altenative to reduce the anxiety level of hemodialysis patients.
