EFFECTIVENESS OF BENSON’S RELAXATION TECHNIQUES ON ANXIETY, SLEEP QUALITY AND FATIGUE IN HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS: A SCOPING REVIEW

Patients with chronic kidney failure who undergo hemodialysis encounter a variety of complications, including psychological stress. Anxiety and sleep disturbances might result from psychological stress. Hemodialysis patients are extremely concerned about the course of their disease, resulting in insomnia and weariness. Therefore, the nurse must provide the patient with psychological support. Benson’s relaxation therapy is one of the relaxing strategies that hemodialysis patients can utilize. Benson’s relaxation combines deep breathing with a spiritual component, which the patient believes will induce relaxation. The goal of this article was to assess the effectiveness of the Benson’s relaxation technique in lowering anxiety, improving sleep quality, and decreasing fatigue in hemodialysis patients. Three databases were utilized in literature search, Google Scholar, ProQuest, and Science Direct, based on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were determined using the Population, Intervention, Comparison, Study design (PICOS) method. Inclusion criteria included articles about chronic kidney failure patients undergoing hemodialysis who experienced problems with anxiety, sleep quality and fatigue, published in English or Indonesian between 2013-2022 while exclusion criteria were Weblog, opinion/discussion, dissertation, paid articles, inappropriate articles. Twelve publications were assessed about Benson’s relaxation technique’s effectiveness on tension, excellent sleep, and exhaustion. It demonstrates that Benson’s relaxation technique is beneficial for hemodialysis patients in decreasing anxiety, enhancing sleep quality, and reducing fatigue. It can be extrapolated that Benson’s relaxation technique can reduce the patient’s anxiety, sleeplessness, and fatigue to enhance their quality of life.