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Kapasitas paru merupakan jumlah oksigen yang dapat dimasukan kedalam paru seseorang secara maksimal. Penurunan kapasitas paru yang disebabkan COVID-19 dapat mengganggu aktivitas sehari-hari. Pemberian Pursed Lip Breathing dan Aromaterapi Peppermint dapat meningkatkan kapasitas paru. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian Pursed Lip Breathing dan Aromaterapi Peppermint untuk meningkatkan kapasitas paru pada pasien dewasa awal pasca COVID-19 di wilayah kerja puskesmas mandiangin tahun 2021. Jenis penelitian ini adalah quasi experiment dengan pendekatan one group pre-test and posttest design. Alat ukur kapasitas paru yang digunakan adalah spirometer. Teknik pengambilan sampel adalah purposive sampling dengan jumlah responden 12 orang. Responden diberikan intervensi selama 5-10 menit sekali dalam sehari selama 4 hari berturut-turut.
Analisa data penelitian ini menggunakan uji statistic Wilcoxon. Hasil uji analisa data didapatkan p-value 0,002, bahwa adanya pengaruh Pursed Lip Breathing dan Aromaterapi Peppermint untuk meningkatkan kapasitas paru.
Dari hasil penelitian membuktikan bahwa pemberian Pursed Lip Breathing dan Aromaterapi Peppermint dapat meningkatkan kapasitas paru pada pasien dewasa awal pasca COVID-19 di wilayah kerja puskesmas mandiangin tahun 2021.

Lung capacity is the maximum amount of oxygen that can be taken into a person's lungs. The decrease in lung capacity caused by COVID-19 can interfere the daily activities. Pursed Lip Breathing and Peppermint Aromatherapy can increase lung capacity. This study aimed to determine The Effect of Pursed Lip Breathing and Peppermint Aromatherapy to Increase Lung Capacity in Early Adult Patients Post-Covid-19 in Mandiangin Community Health Center Working Area in 2021. The type of this study was quasi-experimental approach with a one group pre-test and post-test design approach. The instrument to measure lung capacity was a spirometer. By using purposive sampling, 12 respondents were chosen as the samples. The respondents were given an intervention for 5-10 minutes once a day for 4 consecutive days. Then, the data were analyzed by Wilcoxon statistical test. The results of the data analysis test showed p-value 0,002, that there was an effect of Pursed Lip Breathing and Peppermint Aromatherapy to increase lung capacity. The results of this study proved that that Pursed Lip Breathing and Peppermint Aromatherapy can increase lung capacity in early adult patients after COVID-19 in the work area of Mandiangin Community Health Center in 2021.