PENGARUH MUSIK LEMBUT TERHADAP KECEMASAN MENGHADAPI PERSALINAN PERTAMA

Muhimmatul Hasanah,

2008 | Tesis |

This research aims to investigate the impact of slow music on anxiety in facing the first childbirth. The Hypothesis sates that slow music will decrease the anxiety in facing their first childbirth. The study participants were eleven primiparous mother from Rumah Sakit Ibu dan Anak Sakina Idaman of Yogyakarta. Anxiety in Facing The First Childbirth Scales were used to select the subjects. They have low to moderate anxiety in facing the first childbirth. Five mothers were assigned as experimental group and the other six as control group. For the experiment group, the activity preceeded in five meetings, every days. After the experimental session the Anxiety in Facing the First Childbirth Scales were given again as post-test. The technique used in data analysis is Mann-Whitney U test. The result of this research shows that there is an obvious difference between the experimental and control group in the gain score (Z=-2,556; p=0,011). Its means that slow music has impact in decreasing the anxiety in facing first childbirth. Key words: Slow Music, Anxiety, and First Childbirth

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