The effect of Dhikr therapy on anxiety levels in chronic kidney failure patients that have done hemodialysis therapy in Indonesia

Abstract

Anxiety is a psychological response that is often experienced by patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Dhikr therapy on anxiety levels in chronic kidney failure patients undergoing hemodialysis at RSUD Dr. Drajat Prawiranegara attack in 2019. This type of research is quasi-experimental without control, with 72 respondents selected using purposive sampling technique. The results of univariate analysis showed that in the first measurement before getting therapeutic intervention Dhikr most respondents condition that is anxious as many as 10 respondents (55.6%). After getting the Dhikr therapy intervention, the condition of the respondents' anxiety level experienced a change to a mild anxiety level of 9 (50%). The result of bivariate analysis is p value 0.000 with α<0.005, so it can be concluded that there is an effect of Dhikr therapy on the level of anxiety in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis at RSUD Dr. drajat prawiranegara attack in 2019. Further researchers are advised to examine the support of family relationships to the level of anxiety in patients with chronic renal failure in the hemodialysis room.