Warm-Compress Effect on the Pain Level and the Length of Dysmenorea

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Warm compresses; Dysmenorrhea pain; Pain level; Pain period

Abstract

Background: Dysmenorrhea is a gynecological discomfort due to an imbalance of the hormone progesterone in the blood, causing pain that most often occurs in menstruation period. Giving a warm compress uses the principle of heat delivery through conduction, by attaching a hot bladder to the stomach for a heat transfer and results in pain reduction of primary dysmenorrhea among women.

Objective: Knowing the effect of warm compresses on changes in pain levels and the length of dysmenorrhea.

Methods: This study uses a quantitative method, with a pre-experimental one group pretest-posttest design. The sampling technique was a Consecutive Sampling method with a sample of 62 people. The warm compress was done by filling up a rubber bag with hot water, and pressing it slowly on the inflicted-part of the stomach for 10 min. Data collection with warm compress intervention. The data analysis was done by employing a paired t-test.

Result: There is an effect of warm compresses on pain level and duration of dysmenorrhea. The results showed the level of pain before being given an intervention with a warm compress was an average of 6,84 and after the treatment was 2,90, and the length of dysmenorrhea before the treatment was an average of 17, 39 and after it was only 8,92. The analysis on the pain level and duration of dysmenorrhea obtained p-values of each (p-value 0.000 (p < 0.05)). Thus, it indicated that there is a significant difference of the pain level between before and after the treatment.

Conclusion: Interventions using warm compresses have an effect on changes in pain levels and the duration of dysmenorrhea during menstruation.

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AU  - Happy Dwi Aprillina
AU  - Dewi Sapitri Lubis
AU  - Jumiati Riskiyani Dwi Nandia
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/12/26
TI  - Warm-Compress Effect on the Pain Level and the Length of Dysmenorea
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Sustainable Innovation on Health Sciences and Nursing (ICOSI-HSN 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 183
EP  - 190
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-070-1_23
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-070-1_23
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