DESIGNING A WEBSITE-BASED APPLICATION "RIRI'S PRANAYAMA BREATHING EXERCISE" TO REDUCE DYSPNEA IN COPD PATIENTS

Abstract

COPD patients can perform breathing exercises such as pranayama to help reduce dyspnea. The website application "Riri's Pranayama Breathing Exercise" will assist COPD patients in performing breathing exercises independently. The objective of this research is to design an application to help reduce dyspnea in COPD patients. The research method uses research and development, and employs validity testing by two experts through a questionnaire assessment and interrater reliability testing. The results of the model validation calculation showed an average percentage (Content validity and Program feasibility) of 92%, indicating that it is very feasible. The interrater reliability test between expert 1 and 2 showed a Kappa coefficient value of 1.00 > 0.80 and a p-value of 0.014 < α = 0.05, indicating no difference in the application development. Based on the limited-scale model calculation, the average value from respondents was 86%, or very feasible. The validation of the application model in all dimensions showed an average percentage of 86% for all components, meaning that the components of the application model, according to the analysis of the questionnaire conducted by the respondents on each dimension, were categorized as "Very Feasible." The conclusion of the research is that the application is valid and reliable for use. Further development of the "Riri’s Pranayama" application is recommended to transition from a website-based version to an Android or iOS version for easier access by all COPD patients.