PENERAPAN TEKNIK PERNAPASAN BUTEYKO DALAM MERINGANKAN GEJALA ASMA PADA KELUARGA PENDERITA ASMA DI WILAYAH KERJA GAMPONG .docx

Abstract

Asthma is a disease that occurs in the respiratory tract caused by narrowing causing difficulty breathing, wheezing, chest tightness, and cold cough. Buteyko breathing technique therapy which is a simple application that is useful to train someone who is used to breathing excessively to be able to breathe properly. The purpose of this study is to describe nursing care with the application of buteyko breathing techniques in reducing asthma symptoms in asthmatic families. The design used in this study is descriptive with a case study approach. Data collection techniques using observation sheets on decreasing respiratory frequency through interviews. The sample in the study was 2 respondents with criteria of cooperative patients, not deaf and mute, experiencing mild and moderate asthma, and never received buteyko breathing technique therapy. The results showed that the frequency of breathing before intervention in subject I was 27 times / minute and in subject II was 25 times / minute. The frequency of hallucinations after intervention in subject I became 23 times/minute, and subject II became 22 times/minute. This study proved that buteyko breathing technique therapy is effective in relieving asthma symptoms in asthmatic families. It is hoped that this therapy can be used as one of the interventions in relieving asthma symptoms.