THE EFFECT OF A COMBINATION OF ACUPRESSURE AND BERGAMOT AROMATHERAPY ON MATERNAL ANXIETY LEVELS AFTER ABORTION

Musyorrafa Mustafa; Sri Sumarni; Leny Latifah; Fitri Cicilia

doi:10.30602/jvk.v12i1.1807

THE EFFECT OF A COMBINATION OF ACUPRESSURE AND BERGAMOT AROMATHERAPY ON MATERNAL ANXIETY LEVELS AFTER ABORTION

Musyorrafa Mustafa, Sri Sumarni, Leny Latifah, Fitri Cicilia

Abstract

Post-abortion mothers are vulnerable to psychological disorders such as anxiety, depression, guilt, decreased self-esteem, and sleep disorders, which impact their quality of life and subsequent pregnancies. Non-pharmacological interventions such as acupressure combined with bergamot aromatherapy have the potential to reduce anxiety levels. This study aimed to analyze the effect of a combination of acupressure and bergamot aromatherapy on post-abortion maternal anxiety levels. Design of this research is quasi-experimental especially pretest and posttest with control group design, involving 34 respondents selected through consecutive sampling and divided into an intervention group (n=17) and a control group (n=17). The intervention group received Communication, Information, and Education (CIE) accompanied by acupressure at points SP-5, KI-1, HT-7, LI-4, GB-20, and Yintang with bergamot oil, while the control group received only CIE. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon intragroup and Mann-Whitney intergroup tests. Result said that therapy in the control group significantly reduced anxiety (p=0.046), while it was not significant in the intervention group (p=0.244). The Mann-Whitney test confirmed the difference between groups (p=0.016), with the control group experiencing a greater decline. Conclusion of this reseach is the combination of bergamot acupressure-aromatherapy and CIE was no more effective than CIE alone in reducing anxiety. However, this intervention demonstrated a clinically significant reduction in anxiety scores.

Keywords

Abortion, anxiety, acupressure, bergamot aromatherapy.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30602/jvk.v12i1.1807