The 4th International Conference on Nursing

Author :

Anggia Astuti, Primasari Rahmawati, Musviro Musviro

Affiliation :

Nursing Diploma, Faculty of Nursing, University of Jember, Jember, Indonesia

Abstract :

Introduction Murottal Al-Qur’an therapy is an important spiritual intervention given to patients with chronic disease in addressed spiritual needs to connect them to their creator as part of holistic care that cannot be ignored. This literature review aims to review studies that have investigated intervention and outcomes of murottal Al-Qur’an therapy in patients with chronic disease. Method Articles were collected through electronic database from Science Direct, Pubmed, Springer, Taylor & Francis, and Google Search used keywords murottal, listening the holy Qur’an, chronic diseases, intervention and outcomes that were publised since 2011-2017 both Indonesian and English found 8 articles. 316 patients were conducted to this research. Results This literature review showed that murottal Al-Quran intervention had effect on reduced blood pressure in hypertensive patients, reduced anxiety in patients with CRF, improved quality of life in HIV AIDS patients, decreased blood sugar in DM patients, reduced cytokine InterLeukin-6 in pulmonary tuberculosis. The work mechanism of the murrottal Al-Quran intervention decreased stress hormones, activated natural endorphine, increased relaxation, decreased pain, anxiety and tension, improved body chemistry and hemodynamics, lowered blood pressure, slowed respiration, heart rate, pulse, and brain wave activity. Conclusion The murottal Al-Qur'an intervention was proven effective in caring patients with chronic disease and given positive results. The murottal Al-Qur'an intervention should be applied as an appropriate intervention to provide comfort, reduce anxiety, and improve the quality of life in patients with chronic diseases.

Keywords :

Murottal; Listening the Holy Qur’an; Chronic Disease; Intervention and Outcome