The Impact of Murottal Qur'an Therapy on Anxiety Levels in Third Trimester Pregnant Women at Simpur Health Center Bandar Lampung
Abstract
Kecemasan sebelum persalinan merupakan kejadian psikis yang paling sering dialami ibu hamil ketika memasuki dua belas minggu usia kehamilan dan berdampak negatif pada fisik dan psikis ibu serta janin, menjadi perhatian penting dalam periode kehamilan, khususnya pada trimester ketiga menjelang persalinan. Salah satu terapi yang digunakan adalah dengan terapi religi murottal Al Qur’an. Terapi religi murottal Al Qur’an bekerja merangsang otak akan memberikan umpan balik berupa rileksasi atau kenyamanan. Tujuan penelitian mengetahui pengaruh terapi murottal Al-Quran terhadap tingkat kecemasan menghadapi persalinan pada ibu hamil trimester III di Puskesmas Simpur Bandar Lampung. Jenis penelitian kuantitatif dengan metode pre eksperimen dengan rancangan one group pretest – posttest. Populasi adalah ibu hamil trimester III di Puskesmas Simpur Bandar Lampung sebanyak 107 orang, sampel sebanyak 20 orang dengan teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian terhadap 20 responden diperoleh tingkat kecemasan pada ibu hamil trimester III sebelum dilakukan terapi murottal Al-Qur’an sebagian besar kategori sedang sebesar 90%, sesudah dilakukan terapi murottal Al-Qur’an sebagian besar ringan sebesar 90%, hasil uji wilcoxon didapatkan nilai p value kecemasan ibu hamil sebesar 0,000 (p value < 0,05). Terapi Murottal Al-Qur’an efektif dalam mengurangi tingkat kecemasan pada ibu hamil trimester III di Puskesmas Simpur, Bandar Lampung. Intervensi ini dapat menjadi alternatif terapi non-farmakologis yang mudah diakses, aman, dan selaras dengan nilai-nilai spiritual ibu hamil, sehingga berpotensi meningkatkan kualitas kesehatan mental.
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Terapi Murottal Al-quran, Anxiety, Pregnancy, Complementary Therapy, Al Qur'an recital, Religion therapy, Kecemasan
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Aghniya, R., Kristina, M., Widiyanti, S., & Sadiman, S. (2025). The Impact of Murottal Qur’an Therapy on Anxiety Levels in Third Trimester Pregnant Women at Simpur Health Center Bandar Lampung. Journal of Health Management, Administration and Public Health Policies, 3(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.52060/healthmaps.v3i1.3037
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