Perbandingan efektivitas kompres hangat dan kompres dingin terhadap penurunan dismenorea pada remaja putri
Abstract: The purpose of this
study was to compare the effectiveness of a warm compress and cold compress to
decrease dysmenorrhea in adolescent girls. The design of this research was
"Quasy experiment" by "pre-test and post-test designs with two
comparison treatments". This study was conducted to young girls in Junior
High School 21 Pekanbaru. Total sample of 50 people were taken by purposive
sampling technique with attention to inclusion criteria. Measuring instruments
used a numeric rating scale to measure pain intensity. The analysis of this
study used univariate and bivariate using Wilcoxon test and Mann-Whitney test.
The results of this research showed that is a difference of mean rank after
treatment in the group warm compress and cold compress groups with p-value
0.000 < α (0.05). Comparison of Mean rank obtained between changes in pain
intensity on a cold compress larger groups are 34.44 while the warm compress is
16.56. This means that there are significant differences between warm
compresses and cold compresses in reducing dysmenorrhoea. Judging from the
magnitude of change in pain intensity was concluded that cold compresses more
effectively than warm compresses to decrease dysmenorrheal. In conclusion this
study can be used as a cold compress one nonpharmacologic alternatives in
reducing the pain of dysmenorrhea.
Penulis: Gayatri Oktasari,
Misrawati , Gamya Tri Utami
Kode Jurnal: jpkeperawatandd140356
