THE EFFECT OF SLOW BREATHING EXERCISE (SBE) IN REDUCING ANXIETY AND PAIN IN MOTHERS AFTER CAESAREAN SECTION (CS)
Eny Susanti, Zakkiyatus Zainiyah, Novita Wulandari

Midwifery, Noor Huda Mustofa univercity

Abstract

Anxiety is common in pregnant women. The prevalence of anxiety symptoms is 13% in the postpartum period (0-24 weeks), and 8.4% experience anxiety disorders, accompanied by excessive worry resulting in autonomic nervous disorders, and added pain after cesarean section surgery. The aim was to analyze the effect of Slow Breathing Exercise (SBE) in reducing anxiety and pain in post-CS mothers. The research design was a pre-experimental, pre-post test design- the research variable was Slow Breathing Exercise (SBE), the dependent variable was anxiety and pain after cesarean section surgery- the sample was 14 post-cesarean mothers at Hikmah Sawi Hospital, Bangkalan. The research criteria were all post-cesarean mothers with complications and willing to be respondents. The research instrument to assess anxiety used GAD (General Anxiety Disorder 7-item), and the pain scale with the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) 0-10, which was categorized as no pain, mild pain, moderate pain, severe pain, and very severe pain and SOP Breathing Exercise, univariate and multivariate analysis, frequency distribution, percentage and statistical test Paired T-Test. The study^s results showed that the average pain scale before the intervention was 6.42, and after the SBE intervention was 2.35- a significant difference (<0.001) was observed. Meanwhile, the average anxiety score before the intervention was 9.71 and after the intervention was 2.35- a significant difference (<0.001) was observed. Conclusion: Slow Breathing Exercise (SBE) is effective in reducing anxiety and pain in post-Cesarean mothers.

Keywords: Anxiety, Pain, Post-Cesarean Section, Slow Breathing Exercise

Topic: Nursing Care and Technology Development