PENGARUH TERAPI AKUPUNTUR TERHADAP PENURUNAN NYERI LUTUT PADA PASIEN DENGAN OSTEOARTRITIS
Abstract: Osteoarthritis is a
degenerative joint disease that can interfere with the activity and the knee is
the most common joints affected. Joint pain is the most common complaint by
patients with osteoarthritis complained. Treatment of knee pain in patients
with osteoarthritis include pharmacological and non-pharmacological. One
non-pharmacologic therapies for pain management in patients with osteoarthritis
of the knee is acupuncture therapy. This study aimed to investigate the effect
of acupuncture therapy to decrease pain in patients with osteoarthritis of the
knee. This research uses Pre experimental design to study the design of one group pre - test and post-test design.
Sample size is 46 people with the selection of the sample using incidental
sampling technique. Collecting data using questionnaires filled out by the
respondents directly, then the scale of pain was measured using a Numerical
Rating Scale. The results showed the difference in pain intensity before and
after acupuncture therapy. Before therapy acupuncture pain scale is at most
weight category is 76.1% and after acupuncture therapy pain scale ever be mild
pain category is 87.0%. The results of the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test Test
statistic p value <? (0.000 <0.05). It can be concluded that there is a
decrease in the effect of acupuncture therapy on knee pain in patients with
osteoarthritis in Independent Practice Nurses Latu Usadha Abiansemal.
Penulis: Dodik Keristyanto
Kode Jurnal: jpkeperawatandd140173
