Stress is an adaptive individual response on various external pressure or demands. Stimulation by stress can be maladaptive and cause various disorders of the body system, including physical, emotional, and behavior. Correct, cost-effective and cost-efficient treatment is expected to relieve stress level. The Al-Quran therapy is a complementary healing instrument because it can lower stress hormones, activate endorphins, and provides a sense of calm to the reciter or listener. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Al-Quran recitation on stress level through electromyography(EMG), skin conductance(SC) and heart rate(HR) with bioneurofeedback. This study is a quasi-experiment with pre and post-test group design. The total sample was 40 male subjects with age ranging from 19-23 years old, obtained through simple random sampling who fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria. The samples were divided into two groups, i.e. control group (n=20) and treatment group (n=20). The effect of therapy was measured with bioneurofeedback before and after the subjects were given stressor test. Statistical analysis used were independent T-test and One-Way ANOVA followed by Post-hoc Tukey test with the help of SPSS 22 for Windows. This study was conducted in the psychiatric clinic of UNS Hospital, Surakarta. The baseline measurement between control group and treatment group revealed electromyography value (p=0.150), skin conductance (p=0.389), and heart rate (p=0.985). Independent T-test resulted in electromyography (p=0.042), skin conductance (p=0.030), and heart rate (p=0.741). One-Way ANOVA and Post-hoc Tukey test revealed electromyography (p=0.023), skin conductance (p=0.016), and heart rate (p= 0.144). The results of this study revealed that there was a significant effect of Al-Quran on stress level through electromyography and skin conductance with bioneurofeedback.

Keywords: Al Quran, Electromyography,  Skin Conductance, Heart Rate, Stress