AUDITORY STIMULATION OF QUR’ANIC MUROTTAL ON PATIENT WITH TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS

Abstract

Objective :One of serious complications of tuberculosis is tuberculous meningitis that affects the brain. Headache and pain are among clinical signs manifesting in patient with TB meningitis. Modification of interventions to treat pain in clients with TB meningitis is necessary. Providing stimulation of Qur'anic Murottal as an effort to relieve pain may be used as a modification of intervention. Methods: This study used case study analysis of patient with meningitis TB in Neurology Ward of RSCM for 7 days. Patient was provided with murottal al qur'an stimulation for seven days and the level of pain was evaluated by using Adult Nonverbal Pain Scale instrument. Results : The study result indicated that there was a decrease in pain level according to Adult Non-Verbal Pain Scale (ANVPS) score from 7 to 1. Conclusion : The development of further research in audio stimulation application of murottal al qur'an on client with TB meningitis should be conducted as an innovation of nursing intervention for client affected by pain, especially TB meningitis. Keywords: meningitis, murottal al qur’an, pain, tuberculosis