The Effectiveness of Diaphragm Therapy on Physical and Psycho-Spiritual Comfort in COPD Patients in Cempaka Pavilion Room Jombang Hospital

Abstract

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a chronic infectious disease characterized by air flow resistance in the airways which is progressively non-reversible or partial reversible, this condition can cause patients to experience shortness of breath, giving rise to conditions of discomfort in body functions and patients limitations in carrying out activities daily. The aim of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of diaphragm therapy for the comfort of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This therapy is carried out three times in a week. The design of this study was one group pre-post test. The population in this study were all COPD patients in the Cempaka Pavilion Jombang Hospital treatment room with an average of 26 COPD patients per month. The sample in this study was 20 respondents using simple random sampling technique. Data collection using a questionnaire. Processing data using editing, coding, scoring, tabulating and analyzing data using statistical tests Paired Sample T Test with alpha 0.05. The results showed that before being given diaphragm therapy 13 respondents (65%) felt uncomfortable and after being given diaphragm therapy 14 respondents (70%) felt comfortable. The results of statistical tests with Paired Sample T Test obtained a value of p = 0.035 < alpha = 0.05 so that H1 was accepted.The conclusion in this study is effective diaphragm therapy for comfort in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).