PERBEDAAN KOMPRES AIR HANGAT DAN JAHE MERAH TERHADAP TINGKAT NYERI GOUT LANSIA

Abstract

Increased uric acid levels in the blood (hyperuricemia)is cause by buildup of uric acid levels and its know
as a gout illness. Decreasing of kidney function such as disability, inflammation, swelling, redness and pain
that disrupts daily activities are some of the effects caused by gout. Gout pain can be handledby
pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy. The example of Non-pharmacological therapy like
warm water compress therapy and red onion compress (zingiber officinale var rubrum).To determine the
differences of warm water compresses and red onion compress (zingiber officinale var rubrum) of gout
pain level in the elderly at the Palembang Nursing Home. This study used a quantitative study, with a
quasi-experimental design method by pretest posttest design, sampling used a total sampling of 42
respondents. Bivariate analysis using the Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney tests.The characteristic of all
respondents are aged 60-74 years (100%), the majority of female sex (66.7%), uric acid levels> 7.1 mg / dL
(61.9%), the level of pain pretest (7- 9) (59.5%), posttest (1-3) (66.7%), type of gout therapy: warm water
compress (50%), red onion compress (50%). Wilcoxon test results show that warm water compresses with p
value: 0.00 and red onion compresses with p value: 0.00, its mean that there are differences before and
after the intervention given to the extent of gout pain. Mann-Whitney test with p value 0.518 indicates that
there is no difference in warm water compresses and red onion compress with mean rank of red onion
compress is 20.50 and mean rank of warm water compresses is 22.50.Warm water compress and red onion
compress together can reduce pain but red onion compress are more effective. This research is expected to
be a reference for using red onion compress (zingiber officinale var rubrum) as a one non-pharmacological
therapy to treat gout pain in the elderly.