Background:Patients undergoing hemodialysis can experience anxiety due to fear or worry about the disease they are suffering from. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of the combination of chanting asmaul husna and slowing deep breathing in reducing the anxiety level of hemodialysis patients.
Research method:This research uses a case study approach, namely research that is focused on a case to be observed and analyzed carefully until it is finished. The case study was conducted when the author was practicing medical surgical nursing in the Hemodialysis Room of the Muhammadiyah University General Hospital in Malang. The author conducted a case study from July 17 2023 to July 22 2023 which was used from data collection or assessment to evaluation of 3 patients who had the same characteristics.
Results:The results of the intervention for 3 patients showed that blood pressure had decreased considerably, pulse frequency had decreased sufficiently, sleep patterns had improved sufficiently, and verbalization of worries due to their condition had decreased considerably after being given the intervention.
Conclusion:The combination of Asmaul Husna chanting and slow deep breathing is effective in reducing the anxiety level of hemodialysis patients. This combination intervention can be an easy, practical, economical non-pharmacological alternative that can be done anywhere to reduce the anxiety level of hemodialysis patients
