International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health | March 2024 | Vol 11 | Issue 3 Page 1100 International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health Surtiati E et al. Int J Community Med Public Health. 2024 Mar;11(3):1100-1106 http://www.ijcmph.com pISSN 2394-6032 | eISSN 2394-6040 Original Research Article Effect of stress management intervention I and II: relaxation and combination techniques (relaxation and lemon turmeric and honey) on the stress level of comorbid respondents during the COVID-19 pandemic in west Bogor district Eti Surtiati 1 , Iskari Ngadiarti 2 *, Anna Sunita 1 , Ni Putu Ariani 1 , Bondan Palestina 3 , Ati Nuraini 1 , Amid Salmid 1 , Riyanto 1 INTRODUCTION In 2020 to 2022 there was a new virus outbreak, namely a new type of corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) and the disease was named Corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19). It is known that the origin of this virus came from Wuhan, China, discovered in late December 2019. The World Health Organization (WHO) named the new virus as ABSTRACT Background: This study aimed to determine the effect of stress management I: progressive relaxation & 5 fingers, and stress management II: relaxation (progressive and 5 fingers) with lemon turmeric honey (lemonyit honey) on the stress level of cormobid respondents in the COVID-19 pandemic era. Methods: The research design was a quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test control group. The location was in the area with the highest Covid-19 cases and Rukun Warga (RW) with the largest population, namely West Bogor Subdistrict in Curug and Cilendek RW. The study population was all residents aged adults to pre elderly. Samples were taken randomly, by first screening for hypertension, diabetes and respiratory disorders in adults-pre elderly. Samples that fit the inclusion and exclusion criteria were obtained 100 respondents, consisting of 3 groups; namely group 1 = 34 people received progressive relaxation techniques and five fingers for 60-90 minutes, group 2 = 30 people received a combination of relaxation techniques and lemonyit honey, and group 3 (control) = 36 people. Stress levels were measured using the Kurzen stress questionnaire. Data analysis included descriptive analysis and hypothesis testing. Results: Stress management I and II, effectively controlling stress levels in the Covid-19 pandemic era in comorbid respondents. Conclusions: Stress management I and II can reduce stress levels during the Covid-19 pandemic in respondents with cormobid. Stress management I and II, can be applied in health care facilities both in hospitals and communities during the Covid-19 pandemic, to reduce the stress levels of clients who have cormobid. Keywords: Comorbid diseases and lemonyit madu, Stress, Stress management 1 Department of Nursing, Bogor Nursing Study Program, Bandung Health Polytechnic, Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia, Indonesia 2 Department of Nutrition, Poltekkes Kemenkes Jakarta II, Jakarta, Indonesia 3 Department of Nursing, Nursing Study Program, Yogyakarta Health Polytechnic, Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia, Indonesia Received: 09 January 2024 Accepted: 07 February 2024 *Correspondence: Dr. Iskari Ngadiarti, E-mail: iskaringadiarti@gmail.com Copyright: © the author(s), publisher and licensee Medip Academy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20240609