The Effect of Acupressure Therapy and Classical Music on Anxiety Levels and Vital Signs in Myocardial Infarction Patients with Pci (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) Indications at Kudungga Hospital

Abstract

Myocardial infarction is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, with PCI as the primary therapy. Anxiety in PCI patients needs to be treated comprehensively. This study aims to analyze the effect of acupressure and classical music on anxiety and vital signs of Myocardial Infarction patients with PCI indications at Kudungga Hospital. Quantitative research with true pretest-posttest group design experiments on 27 elective PCI patients at Kudungga Hospital. Respondents were divided into three groups (acupressure, classical music, control) by simple random sampling. Independent variables: acupressure and classical music; dependent variables: anxiety and vital signs (diastolic systolic blood pressure, pulse rate, respiratory rate). Data were analyzed using paired t-test. The research will be carried out in May 2025. Research Ethics Number: 0823415/EC/KEPK/I/06/2025. The results of the analysis showed that there was an effect of acupressure therapy on anxiety levels (p=0.000), systolic blood pressure (p=0.001), diastolic (p=0.014), pulse frequency (p=0.004), and respiratory frequency (p=0.002). There was an effect of classical music therapy on anxiety (p=0.000), systolic blood pressure (p=0.000), diastolic (p=0.0023), pulse frequency (p=0.029), and cardiac frequency (p=0.023). The results of the study showed that acupressure and classical music had a significant effect on reducing anxiety and vital signs in myocardial infarction patients with PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention)  indications at Kudungga Hospital. The results of the Post hoc and Tukey analysis Acupressure is more effective in reducing anxiety, pulse, and breathing, while classical music is more effective in lowering systolic and diastolic blood pressure. No changes to the control group. Acupressure and classical music interventions have been proven to be effective in reducing anxiety levels, blood pressure, pulse frequency, and respiratory frequency of myocardial infarction patients with PCI indications at Kudungga Hospital, while in the control group the decrease was not significant. Specifically, acupressure is most effective at lowering anxiety, pulse, and breathing, while classical music is most effective at lowering blood pressure.

Keywords:

Acupressure, Classical music, Anxiety, Signs of vitra, Myocardial infarction

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