INFLUENCE OF MUROTTAL QS AL FATIHAH THERAPY ON STRESS AMONG OLDER PEOPLE IN UPT PSTW KHUSNUL KHOTIMAH, RIAU, INDONESIA

Abstract

 Stress is a problem that is often experienced by the older people.  QS Al-Fatihah murottal therapy is an effective complementary therapy to overcome the psychosocial problems.  This study aimed to determine the effect of QS Al-Fatihah murottal therapy on the stress of the older people at UPT PSTW Khusnul Khotimah, Riau, Indonesia.  The study design was quasi-experimental with a pre- and post-test and a control group.  QS Al-Fatihah murottal therapy intervention was provided twice a week for two weeks with 30-45 minutes for each session to a group of participants.  Participants were recruited by the consecutive sampling technique, and a total number 36 older people participated.  The instrument used for identifying respondent characteristic data was a characteristics questionnaire and that for evaluating the stress conditions of respondents was the DASS 42.  Data analysis used were the dependent and independent t-tests.  The results showed that most of the respondents were 60-74 years of age (63.9%), being female (55.5%), of Malay ethnicity (38.8%), had completed primary school (63.8%), were unemployed (100%), and had non-communicable disease (100%).  The effects of QS Al-Fatihah murottal therapy were positive on reducing stress (p-value <0.001).  This study recommends QS Al-Fatihah murottal therapy as a complementary therapy that nurses do for the older people with a psychoreligious approach.