APPLICATION OF SURAH AR-RAHMAN MUROTTAL THERAPY FOR REDUCING PAIN LEVELS IN DIABETIC ULCER PATIENTS

Abstract

A diabetic ulcer is an acute complication that is feared by people with diabetes mellitus. In wound care often patients complain of pain and anxiety. Pain and anxiety begin during the process of removing the dressing and cleaning the wound. Nurses carry out non-pharmacological pain management to reduce pain in patients. Murottal therapy is a distraction technique for someone to read or listen to the holy verses of the Alquran. The aim of the study was to identify the benefits of applying the murottal therapy technique in reducing pain in diabetic ulcer patients undergoing wound care. Descriptive research method with case studies. The subjects of this case study were two patients with diabetic ulcer degrees I, II, and III. The instrument sheet uses an observation sheet of the NRS (Numeric Rating Scale) rating scale. Ar-Rahman murrotal therapy intervention for 3 days with a duration of 10-15 minutes. Respondent I before being given murrottal therapy with a pain scale of 6 (moderate pain). On day 3 there was a decrease in pain scale 3 (mild pain). Respondent II before being given murottal therapy with a pain scale of 5 (moderate pain). On day 3 there was a decrease in the pain scale to 2 (mild pain). The murottal therapy technique was able to reduce the level of pain, which initially experienced a moderate pain scale (4-6) and became mild (1-3).