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Effect of Special Massage on Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS) Scores among Primigravida Pregnant Women in the Third Trimester in Coping with Childbirth During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The spread of coronavirus during the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted
in an increased level of anxiety among pregnant women. Decrease in
the level of anxiety in pregnant women can be achieved through nonpharmacological therapy, one of which is special massage. This study
aims to analyze the difference in the effect of special massage on the
anxiety level between primigravida pregnant women in the thirdtrimester and pregnant women without special massage in coping with
childbirth during the Covid-19 pandemic. This was a quasiexperimental study with a Non-equivalent Control Group Design
approach. The samples in this study were 80 pregnant women in the
third-trimester. The sample size was determined using the formula for
unpaired categorical analytical study to test the hypothesis between
the two proportions. The test results showed a comparison of anxiety
scores (pre and post) in the two study groups, with a decrease in the
HARS score in the special massage group by 43.7%. Meanwhile, the
decrease in the HARS score in the group without special massage was
-9.1%. The statistical test results with the Mann-Whitney test obtained
a p-value ≤ 0.001 (p
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