Detail Cantuman

ABSTRACT
Introduction: Surgery is an experience that can cause anxiety, which, if not
treated well, will cause some side effects. One of the forms of non-
pharmacological therapy is hypnotherapy and yoga combination therapy. This
study aimed to determine the effect of hypnotherapy and yoga combination
therapy on anxiety scores in elective preoperative patients.
Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental pretest and posttest with control
group design. This study involved 17 respondents in the intervention group and
17 respondents in the control group. The sampling technique used consecutive
sampling. Data collection used the instruments of The Amsterdam Preoperative
Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS). The statistical test used was the Mann-
Whitney test.
Results: The average age of respondents was 36.65 years old. In a majority, they
were junior high school graduates who worked as employee. The major type of
operation was tumor excision. The average anxiety scores before treatment in the
intervention group were 14.71 (moderate anxiety) and decreased after being
given hypnotherapy and yoga combination therapy to 9.47 (mild anxiety). The
average anxiety scores before treatment in the control group were 15.71
(moderate anxiety) and decreased after deep breathing therapy to 13.76
(moderate anxiety). The difference test in anxiety scores of the intervention and
control groups obtained p-value 0.015.
Conclusion: Hypnotherapy and yoga combination therapy can reduce anxiety
scores in elective preoperative patients.