Indonesia Conference Directory

Aging is a natural process that can not be avoide and running continuously. The Elderly experience a decrease in the musculoskeletal system. Changes in the musculoskeletal system are characterized by pain and stiffness in one or more joints. Pain management does not always have to use drugs, but there are some nursing measures that can be given to relieve pain such as TROP (Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy) and can also provide cutaneous stimulation in the form of warm compress. The research design used was Pre Experiment pre-post test design. The study population was elderly who experienced joint pain. The samples were 36 respondents, which were divided into two intervention groups and used purposive sampling technique. Data collected by using Numerical Rating Scale (NRS). Data were analyzed using Wilcoxon signed ranks test with α = 0.05. The results showed that warm compress intervention group and TROP p = 0.000, which shows that both interventions affected joint pain reduction. Statistical test results also show that the TROP intervention is more effective in reducing pain, this is evidenced from the TROP Z value < warm compresses Z value and 18 respondents in the warm compress intervention group experienced a decrease in pain scale on average 1.45 and in the TROP intervention group decrease in pain scale on average 1.61. The conclusion of this study is TROP and warm compresses can be used to reduce joint pain scale in the elderly, although statistically shows that TROP intervention is more effective in reducing pain.