THE EFFECT OF PROGRESSIVE RELAXATION ON THE LEVEL OF ANXIETY IN PATIENTS IN WOUNDING THE RIGHT THIGH AREA IN THE BREAST ROOM OF CIDERES HOSPITAL

Anxiety is considered a disease that requires treatment when it appears in a state
of safety and in the absence of threat or in a disproportionate relationship to the
threat and then makes the affected individual less well in leading a normal life. A
person who suffers from an injury will feel imperfection which in turn tends to
experience physical and emotional disturbances, including anxiety. This study aims
to determine the effect of progressive relaxation on anxiety levels in patients with
Wounds in the Right Thigh Area in the Dadali room at Cideres Hospital. This
research is a quantitative research with a quasi-experimental approach through a
one group pre post test design. The research was carried out at Cideres Hospital
from May to June 2023 with a sample of 30 people. Anxiety that is done before and
after doing progressive relaxation. Anxiety level measurement instruments used the
Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS), data analysis used univariate and bivariate
analysis using non-parametric statistics. The results of data analysis concluded
that: The highest anxiety before progressive relaxation treatment was at the level
of severe anxiety, namely as many as 15 people (50%), very severe 8 people
(26.7%), which means that half of the patients with injuries to the right thigh area
in the Dadali room at Cideres Hospital with a high level of anxiety. There was a
decrease in the anxiety level of patients with Wounds in the Right Thigh Area in the
Dadali room at Cideres Hospital after therapy using progressive relaxation. These
results can be seen from the highest level of anxiety after treatment at a moderate
level of anxiety, namely as many as 16 people (53.3%). Progressive relaxation has
a positive and significant effect on reducing anxiety levels in patients with injuries
to the right thigh area in the Dadali room at Cideres Hospital, thiutng = 11.547 >
ttable = 2.756386 with value = 0.000 < 0.05 with an average difference in
anxiety levels of 1 .04333.