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Spiritual relaxation therapy to improve sleep quality for nurses working shifts who experience sleep problems: a quasi-experimental study Prasetyo, Sudigdo Dwi; Mukhoirotin, Mukhoirotin
MEDISAINS Vol 22, No 1 (2024)
Publisher : Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30595/medisains.v22i1.19834

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Background: Impaired sleep quality is a common problem experienced by nurses working shifts, and if not treated properly, it can impact their work performance and overall health. Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique (SEFT) therapy has been proven to improve sleep quality. However, its effectiveness has never been studied in nurses who experience sleep disorders due to working shifts.Objective: To investigate the influence of spiritual relaxation therapy on sleep quality among nurses experiencing sleep disturbances due to shift work.Method: This is a Quasi-Experimental study with a pre-test-posttest control group design. A total of 38 nurses who experience sleep disorders due to working shifts were included in this study. The PSQI questionnaire was utilized as the instrument to measure sleep quality. Data analysis involved the Mann-Whitney test.Results: The average sleep quality before the intervention was in the mild category; after the intervention, most were in the good category. The results showed that the sleep quality of nurses who received spiritual relaxation was better than the control group (p<0.001).Conclusion: Spiritual relaxation therapy effectively improves the sleep quality of nurses experiencing sleep disturbances due to shift work.
Spiritual relaxation to reduce dysmenorrhea: a quasy experimental A'yun, Qurota; Mukhoirotin, Mukhoirotin
MEDISAINS Vol 17, No 3 (2019)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30595/medisains.v17i3.5432

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Background: The dysmenorrhea prevalence is still reported high in the world. Several previous studies discovered that deep breathing relaxation effectively reduced dysmenorrhea. Other studies presented the combination of early mobilization and spiritual relaxation could reduce the level of client pain postoperative appendectomy, however the effectiveness of spiritual relaxation techniques to reduce dysmenorrhea is not yet tested.Objective: to determine the effect of spiritual relaxation to reduce dysmenorrhea.Method: The research design used was Quasi Experiment with the pretest-posttest Control Group Design approach. The populations were female students who experienced menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea) and met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The variable in this study was dysmenorrhea. The sampling technique was simple ramdom sampling consisted of 44 respondents. The calculation instrument was NRS (Numeric Rating Scale) and data were analyzed through statistical test of Paired T-Test and Independent T-Test.Results: After spiritual relaxation treatment, the intensity of menstrual pain reduced significantly from 6.05 - 1.77, it proved that there was an effect of spiritual relaxation on dysmenorrhea with a significant value (ρ) of 0.000 (p ≤ 0.05). There were significant differences in the intensity of menstrual pain in the intervention and control groups (1.77 ± 1,109 vs 5.63 ± 0.445; p> 0.05).Conclusion: Spiritual relaxation effectively reduces dysmenorrhea
Abdominal stretching to reduce premenstrual syndrome: a case series Rohmah, Yuni Khoiriyatul Mujtahidah; Mukhoirotin, Mukhoirotin
MEDISAINS Vol 18, No 1 (2020)
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30595/medisains.v18i1.6930

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Background: cases of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) among teenagers living in Hurun Inn Boarding School at the Pondok Pesantren Darul 'Ulum Jombang are quite a lot. In the 60 teenagers get surveyed, there were 22 (36.67%) people who experienced PMS. It means the problems need acute treatment to overcome.Case presentation: This case study reports the effectiveness of giving abdominal stretching to ten teenagers who have PMS at the boarding school. The results showed a decrease in the PMS scale from a severed level (70%) to a medium-scale (60%) in the first cycle of menstruation and a mild level (60%) in the second cycle.Conclusion: Abdominal stretching can reduce PMS symptoms.