PENDAMPINGAN TEKNIK RELAKSASI OTOT PROGRESIF BAGI ANAK ASUH PANTI ASUHAN
Authors: Cahyanto Erindra Budi , Indrakila Senyum , Moelya Annang Giri , Soetrisno Soetrisno , Nurinasari Hafi , Suratih Kanthi 
Published: November 2022

Kesehatan jiwa adalah kondisi dimana seseorang dapat berkembang secara fisik, mental, spiritual, dan sosial sehingga  mampu mengatasi tekanan, dapat bekerja secara produktif, dan memberikan kontribusi untuk komunitasnya. Dalam kondisi tanpa pandemi, banyak remaja yang membutuhkan dukungan untuk melewati masa peralihan, apalagi bagi remaja yang tidak tinggal bersama keluarganya. Kondisi pandemi covid 19 meningkatkan kecemasan dan gangguan kesehatan mental di kalangan remaja. Sebelum dilakukan pendampingan, rerata skor kesehatan mental anak asuh 22,2, termasuk kategori abnormal, artinya ada gangguan pada aspek mental. Solusi mengatasi masalah tersebut dengan meningkatkan kesehatan mental melalui  teknik relaksasi otot progresif yaitu salah satu teknik relaksasi dengan cara menegangkan dan kemudian mengendorkan otot sambil melakukan nafas dalam dan memusatkan perhatian pada perasaan yang ada. Pendampingan dilaksanakan selama 5 minggu di Panti Asuhan Mardhatillah Kartasura. Anak asuh melaksanakan teknik relaksasi ini 3 kali seminggu. Pengasuh memonitor pelaksanaan relaksasi otot progresif. Setelah pendampingan, didapatkan skor kesehatan mental anak asuh 12,93, termasuk kategori normal. Hasil analisis statistik menunjukkan p < 0,05. Hal ini berarti terdapat peningkatan kesehatan mental di kalangan anak asuh panti asuhan Mardhatillah setelah dilakukan pendampingan relaksasi otot progresif .Kata Kunci: relaksasi otot progresif;  kesehatan jiwa; remajaCOMMUNITY ASSISTANCE OF PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE RELAXATION TECHNIQUES FOR ORPHANSAbstractMental health is a condition in which a person can develop physically, mentally, spiritually, and socially so that he is able to cope with pressure, can work productively, and contribute to his community.In conditions without a pandemic, many teenagers need support to get through the transition period, especially for teenagers who don't live with their families. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased anxiety and mental health disorders among teenagers. Prior to assistance, the average mental health score of foster children was 22.2, including the abnormal category, meaning that there was a disturbance in the mental aspect. The solution to overcome this problem is to improve mental health through progressive muscle relaxation techniques, namelyone of the relaxation techniques by tensing and then relaxing the muscles while doing deep breaths and focusing on the feelings that exist. The mentoring was carried out for 5 weeks at the Mardhatillah Kartasura Orphanage. Foster children carry out this relaxation technique 3 times a week. Caregivers monitor the implementation of progressive muscle relaxation. After mentoring, the foster children's mental health score was 12.93, including the normal category. The results of statistical analysis showed p <0.05. This means that there is an improvement in mental health among the Mardhatillah orphanage foster children after progressive muscle relaxation assistance was carried out. Keywords: progressive muscle relax; mental health; adolescents