Pengaruh Akupresur Titik P6 Terhadap Mual Muntah Lambat Akibat Kemoterapi Pada Anak Usia Sekolah Dengan Leukemia Limfoblasitik Akut

Abstract

Acupressure is one of the complementary therapy on children who are experience delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. Nausea vomiting is an effect that cause stress in children. The purpose of this ressearch was to determine the effect of acupressure P6 to delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in school-aged children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in sanglah hospital. This study was a pre-experimental (one-group pre-post-test design). Sample consisted of 17 school children obtained from consecutive sampling. All respondent had been given acupressure with 30 times during 3 minute, it’s replay until total time is 15 minute. Before being given acupressure 13 (76,5%) chidren with severe nausea and vomiting, 4 (23,5%) chidren with moderate nausea and vomiting, and no chidren with low nausea and vomiting. After being given acupressure 12 (70,6%) chidren with low nausea and vomiting, 5 (29,4%) chidren with moderate nausea and vomiting, and no chidren with severe nausea and vomiting. Based on the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test, this difference was statistically significant, with p value 0,000 (p?0,05), which mean there is an influence of acupressure P6 to delayed chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in school-aged children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Sanglah hospital. The conclusion of the research was the acupressure can be applied as a non-pharmacological therapy to reduce nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy in children.