Efektivitas Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) Untuk Meningkatkan Kesehatan Mental Mahasiswa Yang Sedang Profesi di Masa Pandemi Covid-19

ABSTRAK Mahasiswa profesi ners menghadapi realitas baru selama menjalani kepaniteraan klinik di masa pandemi Covid-19 seperti, ketakutan terinfeksi virus, kurangnya alat pelindung diri (APD), ketidaktahuan situasi lingkungan kerja baru dan prosedur kerja khusus, menyaksikan penderitan dan kematian pasien yang dapat mempengaruhi kondisi psikogis mereka. Kesehatan mental sama pentingnya dengan kesehatan fisik, keduanya memiliki hubungan satu sama lain, ketika seseorang terganggu fisiknya maka dapat menimbulkan terganggunya mental atau psikisnya, begitupun hal sebaliknya. kesehatan mental terhadap pandemi Covid-19 juga berdampak bagi para pekerja, siswa sekolah, mahasiswa dan lain-lain. Meningkatkan kesehatan mental salah satunya adalah dengan menerapkan terapi progressive muscle rrelaxation. Tujuan dalam penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh terapi progressive muscle rrelaxation (PMR) dalam meningkatkan kesehatan mental mahasiswa yang sedang proesi di masa pandemi covid19. Penelitian kuantitatif dilakukan dengan metode quasi experimental design dengan pre test-post test design with control group. Instrument penelitian menggunakan kuisioner SRQ-20 dengan teknik purposive sampling dan sampel berjumlah 30 responden. Hasil penelitian dengan uji T-Independet test menunjukkan pre test dan post test kelompok intervensi p value = 0,000 dan pre test danpost test kelompok kontrolp value =0,000, rata-rata dari nilai post test kelompok kontrol adalah 9,27 dan rata-rata post test kelompok intervensi adalah 3,47 artinya ada perbedaan signifikan antara pre test dan post test kelompok intervensi dengan pre test dan post test kelompok kontrol mahasiswa yang sedang profesi di masa pandemi covid-19

ABSTRACT Nurse profession students face new realities while undergoing clinical clerkships during the Covid-19 pandemic, such as fear of being infected with a virus, lack of personal protective equipment (PPE), ignorance of new work environment situations and special work procedures, witnessing patient suffering and death that can affect psychological conditions. they. Mental health is as important as physical health, both have a relationship with each other, when a person is physically disturbed it can cause mental or psychological disturbances, and vice versa. mental health to the Covid-19 pandemic also has an impact on workers, school students, students and others. One of the ways to improve mental health is by applying progressive muscle relaxation. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) therapy in improving the mental health of college students who are currently experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic. Quantitative research was conducted using a quasi-experimental design with pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The research instrument used the SRQ-20 questionnaire with purposive sampling technique and a sample of 30 respondents. The results of the study using the T-Independent test showed that pre-test and post-test of the intervention group p value = 0.000 and pre-test andpost-test of the control groupp value = 0.000, the average of the post-test control group was 9.27 and the average post-test of the intervention group was 3.47, meaning that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test of the intervention group and the pre-test and post-test of the control group of students who were working during the covid-19 pandemic