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PENGARUH PENERAPAN KOMBINASI RELAKSASI AUTOGENIK DAN AROMATERAPI LAVENDER TERHADAP TINGKAT STRES PADA LANSIA DI PANTI SOSIAL LANJUT USIA HARAPAN KITA.
The incidence of stress in nursing homes ranged from 40,7% to 68,75% with the elderly who live in nursing homes having a 30% higher risk of experiencing stress compared to the elderly living with their families. Stress causes disruption to several aspects of daily life, including quality of life, morbidity, mortality, and increased risk of suicide. Stress in the elderly can cause adverse effects such as high blood pressure, dizziness, sadness, difficulty concentrating, difficulty sleeping, oversensitivity, and depression. The stress is felt by the elderly must be overcome, one of the efforts used to deal with stress is autogenic relaxation and lavender aromatherapy. This study aims to determine the effect of the combination of autogenic relaxation and lavender aromatherapy on stress levels for the elderly in the Social Home for elderly of Harapan Kita. This study is a quantitative research with a pre- experimental research design with one group pre-test post-test. The sample in this study was 22 respondents obtained by non-probability sampling with the total sampling technique. The test used the wilcoxon test. The respondents' stress levels were measured by a stress questionnaire adopted from the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales 42 (DASS 42) which was only taken as a stress level questionnaire. The results of the study obtained p value - 0.000 (a< 0.05), showed that there was a significant effect of combination therapy of autogenic relaxation and lavender aromatherapy on stress levels for the elderly at the Social care Home for elderly of Harapan Kita. The combination of interventions provided makes calm and comfortable so that it causes a decrease in stress in the elderly. The implications of the study are expected to develop the application of a combination of autogenic relaxation and lavender aromatherapy in helping the elderly in reducing stress levels.
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