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Effects of Five-Finger Relaxation Technique on Depression in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Diabetes mellitus (DM) can cause physical and psychological changes for sufferers. Psychological changes include changes in self-concept and depression. Psychological changes can be treated with nonpharmacological therapies, one of which is five-finger relaxation technique. The research aimed to reveal the effect of five-finger relaxation technique on depression experienced by type 2 DM patients. The five-finger relaxation technique is one of the generalist relaxation techniques by recalling pleasant experiences. This research is a quasi-experiment. Samples of this research were 34 respondents whom were selected using purposive sampling. The intervention was carried out once a day for 3 consecutive days. In order to measure depression, a valid and reliable questionnaire of Indonesian version of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was employed. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Test and the Mann-Whitney Test. The results showed the was a decrease in depression in the control group (p-value of 0.008) and the intervention group (p-value of 0.000) and there were differences in depression in the control group and the intervention group (p-value of 0.000). It can be concluded that there is an effect of five-finger relaxation technique on depression in type 2 DM patients.

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Series Title
Jurnal Keperawatan Soedirman, Vol. 16 No. 1, Maret 2021
Call Number
(05) 610.5 FAK j
Publisher
Purwokerto : Fakultas Ilmu-Ilmu Kesehatan Universitas Jenderal Soedirman.,
Collation
Hlm. 43-47
Language
English
ISBN/ISSN
1907-6673
Classification
(05) 610.5 FAK j
Content Type
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Carrier Type
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Edition
Vol. 16 No. 1, Maret 2021
Subject(s)
Depression
Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Five-Finger Relaxation Techniques
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