The Effectiveness of Hypnotherapy on Arthritis Pain in
The Elderly

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Title

The Effectiveness of Hypnotherapy on Arthritis Pain in
The Elderly

Subject

Hypnotherapy, Arthritis Pain, Elderly

Description

Most of the elderly have arthritis pain. One of the non-pharmacological treatments for
arthritis is hypnotherapy. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of
hypnotherapy on the reduction of arthritis pain in Budi Luhur and Budi Mulia Harapan Kita
Nurseries and Saturday Studies, Triwikaton Village, South Sumatra Province. This type of
research is a quasi-experimental study without control group design. The sample used was
a total sampling of 30 people. Arthritis pain was assessed from the results of the pre test and
post test. The results of the Wilcoxon signed rank test showed that the initial and late arthritis
pain in the group had a significant difference (p = 0,000). Statistically there was
effectiveness of hypnotherapy on the reduction of arthritis pain in the elderly. There were
changes in the level of pain before and after hypnotherapy was given to the elderly.
Hopefully it is necessary to do research with arthritis pain control of inhibiting factors such
as hearing disability in the elderly in produce more comprehensive research results.

Creator

Indah Dewi Ridawati, Eva Oktaviani, Sapondra Wijaya

Publisher

Poltekkes Kemenkes Palembang

Date

2021

Format

Pdf

Language

Inggris

Type

JURNAL

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