TY - JOUR AU - Sahlia, Mila Yuni AU - wantiyah, wantiyah AU - hakam, mulia PY - 2018/09/27 TI - Pengaruh Terapi Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) terhadap Depresi pada Klien Hipertensi JF - Pustaka Kesehatan; Vol 6 No 3 (2018)DO - 10.19184/pk.v6i3.11687 KW - N2 - Hypertension is a disease that characterized by increased of systolic and diastolic blood pressure that can cause problems in both physical and psychological problems. One of psychological problems is depression. EFT therapy is a relaxation technique that could be used to decrease depression in hypertension client. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of EFT therapy on depression in hypertension client. This research used quasi experimental method with control group pretest-posttest design. The sampling technique was consecutive sampling involving 20 respondents that divided into 10 respondent as intervention group who got EFT therapy and 10 respondents as control group who done activity daily. Data were analyzed by using Wilcoxon and Mann Whitney U Test with 95% CI (ɑ=0,05). The result showed that there was a difference of depression before given EFT in intervention group (p=0,003), while in control group there was no difference (p=1,000). There was significant difference of depression on client hypertension in both intervention and control group (p=0,001).The relaxation effect of EFT therapy stimulates the pituitary gland to release endorphin hormone to produce serotonin hormone and dopamine hormone. The conclusion is EFT therapy can reduce depression in hypertension clients, therefore it can be applied as one of the non-pharmacological therapy in hypertension client. Keywords: EFT Therapy, Depression, Hypertension UR - https://jurnal.unej.ac.id/index.php/JPK/article/view/11687