Pengaruh Senam Ergonomis Terhadap Skala Nyeri Sendi Pada Lansia Wanita (original) (raw)
2019, Nursing news : jurnal ilmiah keperawatan
Joint pain is characterized by swelling in the joints, the presence of redness, feeling hot, pain will cause interference with the motion system. In this condition the elderly are often disturbed, if more joints are attacked. Ergonomic gymnastics is an effort to reduce pain with non-pharmacological therapy. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of ergonomic gymnastics on the scale of joint pain in elderly women in the area of Posyandu elderly Cipiring II Landungsari Malang. The design of this study used a pre-experimental design with one group pre test and post test design. In this study the total population was all elderly in the area of Posyandu elderly Cipiring II Landungsari Malang as many as 51 people, and the number of samples used was 45 respondents. The technique used in sampling is simple random sampling. The instrument of data collection is using a questionnaire sheet. The method of data analysis in this study is the statistical test of Marginal Homogenety Test (p 5 0.05). The results of the study prove that joint pain before ergonomic exercise is mostly categorized as uncontrolled severe pain scale as many as 29 people (64.4%). Joint pain after ergonomic exercise was mostly classified as non-pain as many as 32 people (71.1%). The Marginal Homogenety Test statistical test results obtained a significant value of 0,000 (p value ≤ 0,05) which means that there is the effect of ergonomic exercise on the scale of joint pain in elderly women in the Cipiring II Landungsari Malang Posyandu area. Suggestions in this study are expected to the elderly to reduce the frequency of pharmacological treatment and more non-pharmacological treatments such as ergonomic exercise because prolonged pharmacological treatment can bring side effects such as dependence on drugs taken..
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