The Effectiveness Of Cutaneous Stimulation (Slow Stroke Back Massage) And Warm Compresses To Decrease Menstrual Pain (Dysmenorrhoea) In Female Adolescents
Sri dewi
Padang Health Polytechnic, Jln. Laing Tembok Jaya, Solok 20445
Abstract
The incidence of pain in world dimenorrhea is very large, on average more than 50% of women in each world experience it. While in Indonesia the incidence of dysmenorrhea pain ranges from 40-95% among the productive age. Pain during menstruation will interfere with adolescents if not addressed will have difficulty walking, constructing and working out. There are several ways to cope with menstrual pain non-medical including cutaneous stimulation (slow stroke back massage) and warm compresses. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cutaneous stimulation (Slow Stroke Back Massage) and Warm Compresses to Reduce menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea). Research Design Quasy experiment with the design of two groups pretest-posttest design. The study was conducted at SMA N 1 Kota Solok on October 2 to October 28, 2017. The population was young women who experienced menstrual pain during the study. The sampling technique was accidental sampling where students experienced menstrual pain when the study was conducted that met the sample criteria with a total of 25 students. The results showed there were significant differences in pain scale before and after cutaneous stimulation (p value = 0.008), there were significant pain scale differences before and after warm compresses (p value = 0.000). And there is no difference in decreasing menstrual pain scale (dysmenorrhoea) between Cutaneous Stimulation (Slow Stroke Back Massage) and warm compresses (p value = 0.749). It is recommended to health workers and UKS staff at school that cutaneous stimulation (Slow Stroke Back Massage) and warm compresses can be used as non-medical measures to reduce menstrual pain in young women who experience dysmenorrhoea.
Keywords: Dysmenorrhea, Cutaneous Stimulation, teenage girls, Warm Compress.
Topic: MATERNAL, NEONATAL, AND CHILD HEALTH