The Effect Combination of Five-Finger Hypnosis Therapy and Classical Music Therapy on Nursing Students' Anxiety: Quasy Experiment

Abstract

Background: Students who are working on their final project often face anxiety because it is the finalization phase in completing their studies. This student's anxiety requires treatment in preparing a healthy psychological state, so that they can complete the final project properly and on time. Objective: This study wanted to examine the effectiveness of the combination of hypnosis therapy with classical music and hypnosis without combination of classical music to reduce anxiety in students who took the final exam in Indonesia. Methods: A Quasy experience study was conducted among 32 college students (16 from the intervention and 16 from the control group). The intervention group used a combination of five-finger hypnosis with music classic and a control group without a combination of classical music. Both groups measured their anxiety before the exam using the HARS scale. The data was analyzed using a paired sample t-test. Results: There was a significant difference in anxiety scores before and after the intervention for the intervention group (mean = 21.8), while there was a significant difference in anxiety scores before and after the intervention for the control group (mean = 21.4). There was a significant difference in anxiety scores between the intervention and control groups (9.44±5.54 vs 24.38±4.26; p<0.001) after a combination intervention of five-finger hypnosis therapy and classical music therapy in lower-grade students. Concubation: A combination of hypnosis therapy and music therapy reduces anxiety among college students who take final exams. Therefore, the psychological status among undergraduate students who take the final exam should be improved during consultation sessions with their lecturers using a combination of therapies.