PREOPERATIVE ANXIETY REDUCTION WITH CLASSICAL MUSIC THERAPY

Abstract

Surgery is a traumatic experience that threatens everyone who will undergo surgery. This anxiety is usually motivated by the threat of death, pain, bleeding. Purpose. This research was quasi-experiment with post-test only control group design approach. Methods. This research is cross sectional, using quasi experimental methods with one group pre-test and post-test without control group. The sample in this study patients who will undergo surgery in the preparation room of the Fatmawati General Hospital is 20 respondents. Data collection using the HARS (Hamilton Anxiety Ratting Scale) questionnaire. Results. It was concluded that there was a significant influence of patient anxiety before and after the administration of classical music therapy. The results of the study before being given an intervention have anxiety categories of mild (10%), severe (70%) value of p=0.014. After being given an intervention they have mild (80%), severe (5%) anxiety value of p= 0.021. Conclusion. It is expected that the results of this study can be applied as an SOP for the application of classical music therapy while the patient is in the preparation room of the Fatmawati General Hospital.