Efektifitas akupresur terhadap dismenore Pada remaja putri
Abstract: Acupressure is
nonpharmacologic therapy for dysmenorrhea. The purpose of this research was to identify the effect of
acupressure on pain (intensity and quality) in adolescent with dysmenorrhea at
SMK Muhammadiyah 2 Pekanbaru. This study was quasi-experimental with non-equivalent pretest-posttest kontrol group
design. The sample were 52 respondens, devided into intervention and control
group with purposive sampling method. Acupressure reduce pain intensity and
quality signicantly p-value (< α 0,05). Dismenorrhea can decrease as 0,615
point for the pain intensity and pain quality as 0,577 point. The research
recommended that acupressure at LI4 (Hequ) and PC6 (Neiguan) is effective as
self theraphy in aldolescent and can be use widely as part of nursing
intervention.
Penulis: Julianti , Oswati Hasanah,
Erwin
Kode Jurnal: jpkeperawatandd140518
