Application of Benson therapy to sleep quality of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients

Abstract

Introduction: CKD currently has priority as a major health problem in the world community In patients with Chronic Kidney Failure, a common complaint that is often felt is sleep pattern disturbances. The quality of sleep of CRF patients is caused by stress and depression. Stress and depression occur a lot in CRF patients. The patient's poor sleep quality can affect daily activities. Sleep quality is a person's satisfaction with sleep such as the ability to stay asleep, ease to stay asleep without medical assistance. Objective: To improve sleep quality of patients with chronic renal failure. Methods: This research design uses a case study research design, this case study is a case study to explore the application of Benson therapy, patients are carried out Benson therapy for 10-15 minutes twice a day. This case study was conducted on October 2-October 14, 2023 in the HCU room of RSUD dr. Moewardi Surakarta by taking 2 patients with medical diagnoses of CKD with complaints of sleep difficulties. Results: There was an improvement in sleep quality in both patients after Benson's therapy. Conclusion: The effect of breath relaxation in Benson therapy for 10-15 minutes can improve the quality of sleep of CKD patients who are carried out 2 times a day for 3 consecutive days