Belitung Nursing Journal
Vol. 3 No. 5 (2017): September - October

EFFECT OF COMBINATION OF HYPNOBREASTFEEDING AND ACUPRESSURE ON ANXIETY AND WOUND PAIN IN POST-CAESAREAN MOTHERS

Diah Evawanna Anuhgera (Magister Applied Midwifery, Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang, Indonesia | Stikes Medistra Lubuk Pakam, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia)
Tjahjono Kuncoro (Master Program, Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang, Indonesia)
Sri Sumarni (Master Program, Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang, Indonesia)
Mardiyono Mardiyono (Master Program, Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarang, Indonesia)
Ari Suwondo (Faculty of Public Health, Diponegoro University, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Oct 2017

Abstract

Background: Post-cesarean mothers often experience anxiety and discomfort due to long-term pain. The combination of hypnobreastfeeding and acupressure is considered to be effective in reducing anxiety and pain levels. Objective: This study aims to examine the effect of combination of hypnobreastfeeding and acupressure on anxiety and pain levels in post-caesarean mothers. Methods: This study was a true experiment with pretest-posttest control group design, conducted in the Ambarawa Public Hospital Indonesia on 5 November to 9 December 2016. There were 36 participants selected using stratified random sampling, with 18 assigned in the experiment and control group. Data were analyzed using Paired t-test and Wilcoxon test. Results: There were statistically significant differences of anxiety and pain levels before and after intervention in the experiment and control group with p-value 0.001 (<0.05). Conclusion: The combination of hypnobreastfeeding and acupressure has a significant effect in reducing anxiety and pain levels in post-cesarean mothers. This intervention could be applied as an alternative therapy in treating post-caesarean mothers.

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Journal Info

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bnj

Publisher

Subject

Nursing

Description

BNJ contributes to the advancement of evidence-based nursing, midwifery and healthcare by disseminating high quality research and scholarship of contemporary relevance and with potential to advance knowledge for practice, education, management or policy. BNJ welcomes submissions of evidence-based ...