Giving Warm Compresses with Progressive Muscle Relaxation Techniques Can Reduce Pain Intensity in Dysmenorrhea

Abstract

Background: Dysmenorrhea is a menstrual disorder in the form of severe pain or tenderness in the lower abdomen caused by the activity of prostaglandins, during menstruation the damaged uterine lining is expelled by new compounds called prostaglandins. Intervention in adolescent girls who experience dysmenorrhea can be done by non-pharmacological techniques, namely by warm compresses and progressive muscle relaxation. Objectives: To determine the effectiveness of giving compressed warm with progressive muscle relaxation techniques to intense pain in dysmenorrhea. Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental with a pre-posttest approach, and a non-equivalent control group design. The research instrument used on the compress variable warm with progressive muscle relaxation techniques, namely SOP (Standard Operational Procedure) and pain intensity variable, namely using the NRS (Numeric Rating Scale). The population in this study found 95 female students, the samples were taken using purposive sampling, and samples in research this group collects 54 female students who are calculated using the formula slovin and drop out a formula. Results: Based on the results of statistical tests, namely the Mann Withney. Test obtained  p-value 0.187>0.05. Conclusion: In this study, there were no significant differences between the warm compress intervention and the technique of progressive muscle relaxation or both have an effect on a decrease in pain intensity in the incidences of dysmenorrhea.