International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS)
Vol 5, No 3: September 2016

Deep Breathing Relaxation Techniques Improve Emotional Control on Tuberculosis Patients

Domianus Namuwali (Diponegoro University)
Fery Agusman Mendrofa (Karya Husada Institute of Health Science, Indonesia)
Meidiana Dwidiyanti (Diponegoro University)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Sep 2016

Abstract

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Tuberculosis Mycobacterium. Based onĀ  WHO report in 2014, the world population suffering from tuberculosis were 9.6 million people while in Indonesia it was amounted 324 539 people. Tuberculosis patients have a tendency to experience emotional disturbance due to the illness. A deep breathing relaxation is a nursing action for controlling emotions of tuberculosis patients. The study design is quasi-experimental design with one group pre-test-post-test. Data were collected by using a questionnaire adapted from Gross and John (2003). Data were analyzed using paired t test. The results of this research is deep breathing relaxation technique is effective to control emotions of tuberculosis patients with p value = 0,001.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJPHS

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Subject

Health Professions

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International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes material on all aspects of public health science. This IJPHS provides the ideal platform for the discussion of more sophisticated public health research and practice for authors and readers world ...