Application of Dzikir relaxation therapy to acute pain in abdominal pain patients in the emergency department

Abstract

Pain is a phenomenon that is often found in everyday life and a sign of tissue damage in the body. Many things can cause pain. Pain is caused due to the effects of a certain disease or as a result of injury. An illness or injury can cause pain, one of the most common pains being abdominal pain. Because pain management in the emergency department must be quick and precise, analgesics are often used to manage pain, including abdominal pain. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of dzikir relaxation therapy on reducing pain scale in abdominal pain patients at PKU Aisyiyah Boyolali Hospital. This type of research is case study research. Sample number of 5 respondents using measuring instruments Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) and analysis techniques using sample t test. Based on the test results, the sample t test produced a p-value of 0.001 (p-value) < 0.05 so that Ho was rejected and Ha was accepted, which means that there is an influence in the provision of dzikir relaxation therapy on reducing the pain scale. Conclusion: there is an effect of dzikir relaxation therapy on acute pain in abdominal patients. This research is expected to increase knowledge and independence in treatment to reduce complaints with nonpharmacological therapy, namely dzikir relaxation therapy.