PENURUNAN PERSEPSI NYERI PASIEN KANKER MENGGUNAKAN METOOE "AFFIRMASITAPPING TECHNIQUE" 01 WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS PACARKELING SURABAYA

Abstract

Affirmation-Taping Techniques (An) has shown good results and safe as an alternative to reduce the
perception of pain after surgery. NeverthelessAn therapy to reduce the perception of pain in patients
with cancer outpatient health center hasnot been confirmed usefulness.
The design of this study is a quasi experimental pre-posttest control group design, with a population of
cancer patients who are actively participating in outpatient health center PacarkelingSurabaya, in a simple
randomized into the control group and the treatment group; has signed a Letter of Approval and follow
An after receiving an explanation. The research instrument with the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the
McGill-Melzack Pain Questionare and An's Guide; Data were analyzed with the Kolmogorov-Smirnove.
Ethical clearance was obtained from the Health Research Ethics Committee (IEC) of Ministry of Health
Polytechnicof Surabaya.
Treatment with An group amounted to 10 (ten) and a control group of 10 (ten); the two groups all
gained a basic drug therapy in an outpatient health center services Pacarkeling Surabaya. From the
analysis of the hypothesis test is obtained that An has shown a significant difference in reducing the
perception of pain cancer patients compared to controls (p = 0.000; a = 0.05).
Discussion: An which is the technique of psycho-behavioral therapy treatment, the theory of SelfAffirmation
and Meridian Theory-acupuncture; has changed the perception-emotion-koqnition is not
constructive toward self-acceptance and trust and hope in God Almighty, then reinforced by tapping on
acupuncture points that reinforce the perception-koqnition-constructive emotion. Prefrontal cortex,
hippocampus, amygdala and thalamus translate these conditions to produce neurotransmitters, which in
turn c~n activate brain plasticity to modulate the pain and reduce the perception of pain
Key words: Pain perception, Affirmation Tapping Techniques, Cancer patient