EFEKTIVITAS BUTTERFLY HUG DALAM MENGURANGI KECEMASAN PREOPERATIF PADA IBU HAMIL YANG MENJALANI SECTIO CAESAREA TERENCANA DI RUMAH SAKIT, INDONESIA

Abstract

The anxiety that mothers feel during pregnancy can continue until the caesarean section. One non-pharmacological therapy that can overcome maternal anxiety before caesarean section is the self-healing method using the butterfly hug technique The purpose of this study was to determine how the self-healing method combined with the hug butterfly approach affected the anxiety of patients undergoing cesarean section. This study was a quasi-experimental study with a single group pretest and posttest design. Sundari General Hospital in Medan served as the research location. The study involved 128 subjects, with 33 of them selected as a purposive sample. At Sundari General Hospital in Medan, data analysis was conducted using univariate and bivariate methods with a 95% confidence level (α=0.05). The results showed that patients who experienced anxiety before the cesarean section procedure using the butterfly hug technique mostly experienced severe anxiety (54.5%), with an average score of 29.45±5.729. After using the self-healing method with the butterfly hug technique, most patients experienced mild anxiety (78.8%), with an average score of 17.88±3.267. The self-healing method using the butterfly hug technique had a significant effect on reducing anxiety in caesarean section patients at the Sundari General Hospital in Medan, with a p-value = 0.000 < 0.05. Medan Sundari General Hospital nurses to provide education to patients who will undergo caesarean section, in managing anxiety, with a focus on the use of self-healing methods, with the butterfly hug technique as one way to reduce anxiety levels.