The Effectiveness of Mind-Body Therapy on Reducing Anxiety Levels of Pre-Operative Patients: A Literature Study

Many patients experience anxiety before surgery. Complementary therapy with a mind-body therapy approach can be used to reduce this anxiety. This study aimed to provide an overview of the effectiveness of complementary therapy with a mind-body therapy approach in reducing anxiety in pre-operative patients. The study was a literature study of 3,324 articles. Following the selection process, 2 articles were found: Pubmed (n=9) and Portal Garuda (n=3). The articles were discovered using the keywords, mind-body therapy AND anxiety AND preoperative OR preoperation for international articles. Assessment of article quality was carried out using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) for Randomized Controlled Trials and Quasi-experimental. The study used a thematic method of analysis. Complementary therapy with the mindbody therapy approach had the advantage of being easy to apply and inexpensive comparedtoothertherapies.Guidedimagery,visualimagery,musicandarttherapyare alternativetherapiesthatcanbegiventoreduceanxietylevelsinpre-operativepatients