Efektivitas Pemberian Kompres Hangat Parutan Jahe Merah Terhadap Penurunan skala Nyeri Gout Artritits Pada Lansia Di Wilayah Kerja UPTD Kesehatan Puskesmas Sentajo
Abstract
Elderly is someone who has entered the age of 60 years and over.
The disease that often occurs in the elderly is Gout Arthritis. Gout Arthritis is a
metabolic disease associated with a high-purine diet and alcoholic beverages.
One of the non-pharmacological treatments for patients with Gout Arthritis is
a warm compress. Red ginger has an anti-inflammatory effect to improve
blood circulation and to relieve pain. The prevalence of Gout Arthritis in Riau
is 6.8% and Kuantan Singingi Regency ranks fourth. UPTD Sentajo Health
Center is one of the UPTD in Kuantan Singingi with the number of patients with
Gout Arthritis as many as 361 people. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of giving grated red ginger warm compresses to
reduce the Gout Arthritis pain scale in the elderly. This Methods research is a
quantitative researche with a Quasi Experimental design. Determination of the
sample is done by using purposive sampling technique. The sample consisted
of 20 respondents, namely 10 respondents as the control group and 10
respondents as the experimental group. Data analysis consisted of univariate
and bivariate using paired T test with non-parametric Wilcoxon test. The
Results There was a significant difference in the average intensity of gout
arthritis pain before and after being given a warm compress of grated red
ginger (p = 0.008). In the control group there was also a significant difference
in the average pain intensity before and after being given warm water
compresses (p = 0.024)