EFEKTIFITAS POSISI SEMI FOWLER TERHADAP PENURUNAN SESAK NAFAS PADA PENDERITA ASMA

Abstract

ABSTRAK
Data WHO, jumlah pasien asma di dunia diperkirakan mencapai 300 juta orang dan diperkirakan
angka ini akan terus meningkat hingga 400 juta penderita pada tahun 2025. Salah satu terapi non
farmakologi untuk mengatasi sesak nafas pasien asma adalah dengan melakukan posisi semi fowler.
Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui efektifitas posisi semi fowler terhadap penurunan sesak nafas
pada penderita ASMA di RSUP Dr. Rivai Abdullah Palembang Tahun 2022. Metode penelitian
menggunakan cross secitonal. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah semua pasien asma bronkial
yang ada di RSUP Dr. Rivai Abdullah Palembang dengan jumlah sampel sebanyak 22 responden
menggunakan metode purposive sampling. Berdasarkan hasil uji Wilcoxon didapatkan ada efektifitas
posisi semi fowler terhadap penurunan sesak nafas pada penderita ASMA di RSUP Dr. Rivai Abdullah
Palembang Tahun 2022 dengan nilai p value =0,000. Saran diharapkan pemberian posisi semi
fowler pada penderita asma dapat terus di terapkan dan dijarkan kepada pasien asma sebagai
terapi non farmakologi yang dapat dilakukan secara mandiri saat pasien merasakan keluhan sesak
nafas selain pemberian obat-obatan yang telah diresepkan oleh dokter sehingga dengan dapat
membantu meringankan keluhan sesak nafas yang sering dialami oleh pasien asma.
Kata Kunci : Posisi Semi Fowler, Sesak Nafas, Asma
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SEMI FOWLER'S POSITION ON REDUCING
BREATHLESSNESS IN ASTHMA PATIENTS
ABSTRACT
WHO data, the number of asthma patients in the world is estimated at 300 million people and it is
estimated that this figure will continue to increase to 400 million sufferers by 2025. One of the nonpharmacological therapies to overcome shortness of breath in asthma patients is to perform a semifowler position. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of the semi-Fowler's
position on reducing shortness of breath in ASMA patients at RSUP Dr. Rivai Abdullah Palembang in
2022. The research method uses cross sectional. The population in this study were all bronchial asthma
patients in Dr. Rivai Abdullah Palembang with a sample of 22 respondents using purposive sampling
method. Based on the results of the Wilcoxon test, it was found that the semi-Fowler's position was
effective in reducing shortness of breath in asthmatics at Dr. Rivai Abdullah Palembang in 2022 with p
value = 0.000. Suggestions are expected to give the semi-Fowler position in asthmatics to continue to
be applied and taught to asthmatic patients as a non-pharmacological therapy that can be done
independently when the patient feels shortness of breath in addition to giving medicines that have been
prescribed by doctors so that it can help relieve shortness of breath. breath that is often experienced by
asthmatic patients.
Keywords: Semi Fowler's Position, Shortness of Breath, Asthma