Application of Benson therapy to sleep quality of chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients

Fera Yolanda 1, * and Sri Rahayu 2

1 Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Surakarta Muhammadiyah University, Surakarta, Indonesia.
2 Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Surakarta Muhammadiyah University, Surakarta, Indonesia.
 
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Open Access Research Journal of Science and Technology, 2024, 10(02), 031–034​.
Article DOI: 10.53022/oarjst.2024.10.2.0039
Publication history: 
Received on 14 February 2024; revised on 13 March 2024; accepted on 16 March 2024
 
Abstract: 
Introduction: CKD currently has priority as a major health problem in the world community In patients with Chronic Kidney Failure, a common complaint that is often felt is sleep pattern disturbances. The quality of sleep of CRF patients is caused by stress and depression. Stress and depression occur a lot in CRF patients. The patient's poor sleep quality can affect daily activities. Sleep quality is a person's satisfaction with sleep such as the ability to stay asleep, ease to stay asleep without medical assistance.
Objective: To improve sleep quality of patients with chronic renal failure.
Methods: This research design uses a case study research design, this case study is a case study to explore the application of Benson therapy, patients are carried out Benson therapy for 10-15 minutes twice a day. This case study was conducted on October 2-October 14, 2023 in the HCU room of RSUD dr. Moewardi Surakarta by taking 2 patients with medical diagnoses of CKD with complaints of sleep difficulties.
Results: There was an improvement in sleep quality in both patients after Benson's therapy.
Conclusion: The effect of breath relaxation in Benson therapy for 10-15 minutes can improve the quality of sleep of CKD patients who are carried out 2 times a day for 3 consecutive days

 

Keywords: 
Benson therapy; Chronic kidney disease; Chronic renal failure; Sleep quality; Quality of sleep
 
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