Abstract:
Hemodialysis is a renal replacement therapy that needed to take over kidney function that has decreased function due to chronic kidney failure. Hemodialysis associated of post-dialysis fatigue. Deep breathing exercise is one of the non-pharmacological therapies that used to treat fatigue. The purpose of this study was to prove the effectiveness of deep breathing exercises on fatigue in CKD patients post-hemodialysis at Gatoel Mojokerto Hospital. Pre-experimental research design through a one-group pre-post test design approach. The sampling technique used the Non Probability Sampling technique with the Purposive Sampling method. The sample in this study was 23 respondents. The instrument in this study used the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) Fatigue Scale (Version 4) questionnaire. The results of this study indicate that most of the respondents had moderate levels of fatigue before being given intervention in the form of a deep breathing exercise as many as 14 respondents (60.9%), and after being given intervention in the form of deep breathing exercise, most of the respondents had a mild fatigue level of 13 respondents (56, 5%). The Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test showed that the p-value was 0.000 or <0.05, with a 95% confidence degree, meaning that H0 was rejected, so there was an effect of deep breathing exercise 2 times a week with a duration of 20 minutes for 4 weeks on fatigue. Deep breathing exercise has a significant impact on reducing fatigue levels because adequate oxygenation can increase metabolism and produce energy so that the body can suppress feelings of tiredness or fatigue.
