THE EFFECT OF "HENS" APPLICATION (HEALTHY EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE OF STROKE PATIENTS) ON THE STRESS LEVEL OF POST STROKE PATIENTS

Ika Yuni Widyawati; Ni Luh Putu Thrisna Dewi; Ni Made Nopita Wati; Khatijah Liem

doi:10.24990/injec.v19i1.644

THE EFFECT OF "HENS" APPLICATION (HEALTHY EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE OF STROKE PATIENTS) ON THE STRESS LEVEL OF POST STROKE PATIENTS

Ika Yuni Widyawati, Ni Luh Putu Thrisna Dewi, Ni Made Nopita Wati, Khatijah Liem

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Introduction: Stroke is characterized by neurological deficits resulting fromacute focal injury to the central nervous system, originating from blood vessels such as cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage and subarachnoid hemorrhage. Stress is a known trigger for stroke and various therapies are available to manage stress. This study explores the effectiveness of a mind body therapy, specifically the HENS application on Android in reducing stress in post stroke patients.

Method: The study employs a quasi-experimental design with a pre-test and post-test with control group. The sampling technique in the study was convenience sampling with a sample size of 48 post-stroke patients (24 for each intervention and control group). Data was collected using the DASS questionnaire and the HENS application.

Results: The results revealed significant changes in stress levels before and after the six-day intervention with the HENS Application. The intervention group showed a p value=0.000 indicating a significant reduction in stress levels. In contrast, the control group’s p value was 0.853, suggesting no significant change without treatment.

Conclusions: The HENS application has the potential to provide post-stroke patients with independent support for managing stress. It offers clear and useful guidelines for implementing HENS techniques which can improve confidence of post stroke patients in independently managing stress.

Keywords

post stroke; stress level; EFT; HENS

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