PENERAPAN TERAPI DOA PADA LAYANAN BINA RUHANI ISLAM UNTUK MENURUNKAN TINGKAT KECEMASAN PASIEN PERSALINAN DI RUMAH SAKIT PKU MUHAMMADIYAH GAMPING

This research is aimed to describe the process, effect, importance of the implementation of prayer therapy as well as the supporting and inhibiting factors for the prayer therapy done by the Islamic spiritual development service in reducing the anxiety in patients during labor at PKU Muhammadiyah Gamping Hospital. The research was conducted qualitatively in the from of field research. The research subjects were three staff of the Islamic spiritual development service and three patients. The data were analyzed through data editing, data coding and data interpretation. The findings show that the implementation of prayer therapy is done by meeting the patients, conducting an assessment to determine the level of anxiety using an interpersonal communication approach and conducting an intervention by looking at the anxiety level felt by the patients. In addition, this research also proves that spiritual support is given in the form of prayer which is done by reminding the patients to have more istigfar, reading prayers or short surahs written in the Quran which have been memorized and read repeatedly because there are no specific prayers for giving birth. The application of prayer therapy can reduce the anxiety level of the patients who are in labor. This is evidenced by the patients’ statements suggesting that they have become calmer and felt better