Tujuan Penelitian: mengidentifi kasi pengaruh hand massage terhadap penurunan kecemasan klien. Metode: Desain penelitian quasi experimental one group pre-test post-test dengan sampel 27 orang. Instrumen penelitian menggunakan kuesioner Spielberg State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) for adult. Uji statistik menggunakan Uji Proporsi, Chi Square dan Uji ANOVA. Hasil: Responden penelitian dengan rerata usia 30 tahun, mayoritas berpendidikan sarjana, bekerja, dan pernah menjalani pembedahan. Tidak terdapat hubungan antara karakteristik responden dengan tingkat kecemasan klien pra-operasi dengan perolehan nilai p>0,05. Terdapat pengaruh Hand Massage terhadap penurunan tingkat kecemasan klien dengan nilai p=0,038<0,05. Diskusi: Hasil penelitian menyarankan agar hand massage dijadikan sebagai intervensi mandiri keperawatan dalam penanganan kecemasan di tahap pra-operasi pada pasien bedah elektif. Simpulan: Hand massage dapat menurunkan tingkat kecemasan klien pra-operasi pada pembedahan elektif di Rumah Sakit Pondok Indah Jakarta Selatan.

Kata Kunci: hand massage, kecemasan, pra-operasi, pembedahan elektif.

Objectives: The study aimed to identify the effect of hand massage on the reduction of client’s anxiety. Methods: This study was quasi experimental one group pretest postest with a sample size of 27 people. It employed a questionaire of Spielberg State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) for adult. Data were analyzed using proportion, chi square and ANOVA tests. Result: The average age of respondents was 30 years old, mostly holding bachelor degree, working and having surgery experience. The results indicated that there was no correlation between characteristics of respondents and their levels of pre-operation anxiety, (p>0.05). Hand massage had an effect on the reduction of client’s anxiety levels (p=0.038<0.05). Discussion: The results suggested that Hand Massage be used as an independent nursing intervention in addressing client’s anxiety in pre-elective surgery.  Conclusion: Hand massage reduces the anxiety levels of pre-operative clients in elective surgery at Pondok Indah Hospital, South Jakarta.

Keywords: hand massage, anxiety, preoperation, elective surgery