Abstract
Diabetes mellitus (DM) can cause physical and psychological changes for sufferers. Psychological changes include changes in self-concept and depression. Psychological changes can be treated with nonpharmacological therapies, one of which is five-finger relaxation technique. The research aimed to reveal the effect of five-finger relaxation technique on depression experienced by type 2 DM patients. The five-finger relaxation technique is one of the generalist relaxation techniques by recalling pleasant experiences. This research is a quasi-experiment. Samples of this research were 34 respondents whom were selected using purposive sampling. The intervention was carried out once a day for 3 consecutive days. In order to measure depression, a valid and reliable questionnaire of Indonesian version of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was employed. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Test and the Mann-Whitney Test. The results showed the was a decrease in depression in the control group (p-value of 0.008) and the intervention group (p-value of 0.000) and there were differences in depression in the control group and the intervention group (p-value of 0.000). It can be concluded that there is an effect of five-finger relaxation technique on depression in type 2 DM patients<em>.</em>
Highlights
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease in the form of a collection of symptoms due to increased amount of sugar in the blood resulted from abnormalities in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both
The results showed the was a decrease in depression in the control group (p-value of 0.008)
The intervention group was treated with the five-finger relaxation technique, which could significantly reduce depression compared to the control group without treatment
Summary
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disease in the form of a collection of symptoms due to increased amount of sugar in the blood (hyperglycemia) resulted from abnormalities in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Inclusion criteria for respondents in this research are as follows; DM sufferers who are willing to become respondents, more than 1 year, able to do five-finger relaxation, never done five-finger relaxation, the blood glucose level under 250 mmHg, patients who experience mild-depression. Smeltzer and Bare stated that the five-finger relaxation technique is useful to handle anxiety, stress, and depression of the patient because the guided process of imagination will create a vision accepted by the receptions from all senses, creating a relaxed state of mind. Education, blood sugar checks, blood pressure checks, height and weight measurements This shows that, in the Cisaat Health Center, nonpharmacological therapy with five-finger relaxation techniques has not been a supporting treatment for people with DM. Statistical analysis used the Wilcoxon test and the MannWhitney test because the data were not normally distributed
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