PENGARUH KOMBINASI TERAPI LATIHAN RELAKSASI OTOT PROGRESIF DENGAN SLOW DEEP BREATHING TERHADAP TINGKAT KECEMASAN PADA LANSIA

Background: Anxiety is a negative emotional reaction that functions as a mediator between stimuli and the pattern of emotional reaction is considered a stress response. The process of anxiety in the elderly stems from the inability to resolve psychological conflicts and will deplete psychic strength and cause dissonance.Giving a combination of progressive muscle relaxation exercise therapy with sloe deep breathing can be given to reduce anxiety. Objective : To identify the level of anxiety in the elderly before and after being given a combination of progressive muscle relaxation exercise therapy with slow deep breathing. Research Methods: Using a quas experimental study with one group pre testand post test design. Sampling using purposive sampling technique to get 20 samples of elderly in Posyandu Dahlia 1 Sidomulyo Batu Village. The research instrument using the Shapiro wilk test, the lavene test and the Paired T test were analizedusing SPSS 22. Result: Based on the Paired T test, the result were p = 0.000 which means H1 accepted because p