PENGARUH TERAPI AURASOMA TERHADAP KECEMASAN KELUARGA PASIEN DI UNIT GAWAT DARURAT RUMAH SAKIT UMUM SUNDARI MEDAN

Abstract

patients experiencing critical situations but also induce anxiety in the accompanying family members. One type of therapy believed to reduce the level of anxiety in family members is Aurasoma therapy. The aim of this research is to determine the influence of Aurasoma therapy on the anxiety levels of family members of patients. This study follows a Pre-Experimental design with a one-group pretest- posttest approach. The research was conducted in the Emergency Unit of  Sundari Medan General Hospital. The study's population consisted of 150 individuals, with 32 selected as samples through purposive sampling. Data analysis was carried out univariately and bivariately using the paired sample t-test at a 95% confidence level (α=0.05).The research results indicate that the anxiety levels of family members before Aurasoma therapy, descriptively expressed in the average anxiety score, were 52.00±10.302, while after Aurasoma therapy, the average anxiety score was 35.38±4.233. Aurasoma therapy significantly influenced the reduction of anxiety in family members of patients in the Emergency Unit of  Sundari Medan General Hospital, with a p-value of 0.000 < 0.05.It is recommended for medical personnel in the Emergency Unit of  Sundari Medan General Hospital to educate and provide understanding to the family members of patients in the emergency department, enabling them to manage their anxiety using Aurasoma therapy as one of the techniques to reduce anxiety.