TERAPI TAWA DALAM MENURUNKAN KELUHAN EMESIS GRAVIDARUM

Emesis Gravidarum or nausea and vomiting during pregnancy is a common complaint submitted by pregnant women in
early pregnancy. Laughter therapy is a therapy that can cause effects happy, excited, comfortable, and can solve a
variety of problems as well as psychological health. This therapy led to increased serotonin hormone that can suppress
nausea and vomiting in pregnant women. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of laughter therapy to decrease
Emesis Gravidarum complaints in pregnant women. The study used Pre-Experimental as a design. Population is
pregnant women having experience of emesis gravidarum in Rumah Sakit Marinir Gunung Sari Surabaya. 18
respondents are choosen by purposive sampling technique. The independent variable is laughter therapy and the
dependent variable are reduction of nausea and vomiting. Data collected by questionnaires with level of significant alpha
≤ 0.05. The result shows p=0.002 (α <0.05). It indicates that there were a significant decrease in nausea and
vomiting in pregnant women experiencing emesis gravidarum after getting laughter therapy. It can be concluded that
there were significant level of decreasing nausea and vomiting by laughter therapy in pregnant women with emesis
gravidarum. This therapy can be used continuously. Further studies are expected to be expanded sample and the
presence of the control group.