IVCN The International Virtual Conference on Nursing Volume 2022 Research Article The Effect of Indonesian Traditional Music on Stress in Type II Diabetes Mellitus Patients Lenni Sastra ∗ and Ises Reni Nursing Department, Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan MERCUBAKTIJAYA Padang, Indonesia ORCID Lenni Sastra: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8731-2012 Abstract. Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by an increase in blood glucose levels. Changes in blood glucose levels in type II diabetes mellitus patients can be influenced by many factors, one of which is changes in stress level. Patients with diabetes mellitus type II need not only pharmacology treatments but also non-pharmacology treatments and complementary therapy to reduce their stress. Music therapy is one type of complementary therapy. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of saluang, which is a form of Indonesian traditional music, on reducing the stress of type II diabetes mellitus patients. The design of this study was quasi-experimental one-group pretest-posttest. There were 20 participants, who were all diagnosed as type II diabetes mellitus patients. Data were collected using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS). Data were analyzed using paired sample t-tests. The average stress level of the type II diabetes mellitus patients obtained before receiving saluang music therapy was 22.5 (SD 5.0), and after receiving saluang music therapy the value was 14.5 (SD 2.3); this difference was significant (p < 0.01). Therefore, we can conclude that Indonesian traditional music can be used as therapy to reduce the patient stress level. So, it is recommended that saluang be used as a complementary therapy for type II diabetes mellitus patients. Keywords: Indonesian traditional music, saluang, stress, type II diabetes mellitus 1. Introduction Diabetes mellitus is a chronic progressive disease that is not contagious and requires continuous care. WHO defines diabetes as a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot use the insulin that is available effectively. [1]. Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disease with characteristics of hyperglycemia, where hyperglycemia is a condition where the level of glucose in the blood exceeds the normal limit [2]. If not treated comprehensively, this disease can continue with complications or other organ damage [3]. The prevalence of diabetes mellitus in the world continues to increase from year to year and is predicted to continue to increase. In 2018, it was reported that there were around 400 million people with diabetes mellitus worldwide [4]. The incidence How to cite this article: Lenni Sastra ∗ and Ises Reni , (2022), “The Effect of Indonesian Traditional Music on Stress in Type II Diabetes Mellitus Patients” in The International Virtual Conference on Nursing, KnE Life Sciences, pages 706–717. DOI 10.18502/kls.v7i2.10371 Page 706 Corresponding Author: Lenni Sastra; email: lenni@gmail.com Published: 7 February 2022 Publishing services provided by Knowledge E Lenni Sastra and Ises Reni. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited. Selection and Peer-review under the responsibility of the IVCN Conference Committee.