Teknik relaksasi genggam jari untuk menurunkan nyeri pascaoperasi laparotomi pada ileus obstruksi

Sity Maryam Bustari (Universitas ‘Aisyiyah Yogyakarta)
Diyah Candra Anita (Universitas ‘Aisyiyah Yogyakarta)
DOI: 10.56922/quilt.v6i10.28 Published: 2026-10-10 pp. 2246-2256
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Background: Post-laparotomy pain can impair mobility, comfort, and recovery. Finger-hold relaxation is a complementary nursing intervention intended to reduce pain and support patient participation in pain self-management.

Purpose: To describe the application of finger-hold relaxation for post-laparotomy pain in a patient with bowel obstruction caused by a rectal tumor.

Method: This descriptive case study involved one post-laparotomy patient in Ar-Royan Ward, PKU Muhammadiyah Gamping Hospital. Finger-hold relaxation was performed twice daily for three days alongside routine pharmacological treatment. Data were collected through interviews, observation, physical examination, and medical-record review. Pain was measured using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), and data were analyzed descriptively.

Results: By the third day, the patient's pain score decreased from NRS 6 to 4. Facial grimacing and restlessness decreased, heart rate declined, sleep quality improved, and the patient became able to perform finger-hold relaxation independently.

Conclusion: Finger-hold relaxation may be a practical, low-risk complementary nursing intervention to support postoperative pain control and patient autonomy during recovery.

 

Keywords: Case Study; Finger-Hold Relaxation; Intestinal Obstruction; Pain Self-Management; Postoperative Pain.

Teknik relaksasi genggam jari untuk menurunkan nyeri pascaoperasi laparotomi pada ileus obstruksi. (2026). Journal of Qualitative Health Research & Case Studies Reports, 6(10), 2246-2256. https://doi.org/10.56922/quilt.v6i10.28
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