EFEKTIVITAS PIJAT REFLEKSI ALAT PIJAT KAYU (APIYU) TERHADAP NYERI PUNGGUNG IBU HAMIL

Pregnant women will experience in physiologic and psychological changes during the pregnancy, one of the physiologic changes is back pain. Back pain can be overcome with a APIYU reflexology. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of APIYU reflexology on back pain of pregnant women. This study was used quasy experimental design with a non-equivalent control group design. The study was conducted in the work area of Harapan Raya Pekanbaru Health Center. The total sample as many as 34 respondents taken according to the inclusion criteria and used purposive sampling technique. The measuring instrument used was the observation sheet that contains biodata of the respondent and numeric pain rating scale 0-10. The analysis used was univariate analysis to determine the frequency distribution and bivariate used dependent sample t test and independent sample t test. The mean intensity of back pain before being given APIYU reflexology on the experimental group was 4,84 and after being given APIYU reflexology 3 times/weeks occur decreased to be 3,58 with mean difference of 1,26. The result of statistical test showed a decrease of back pain occur significantly, with p value (0.000) < α (0.05). It can be concluded that APIYU reflexology effectively can lower back pain of pregnant women. The result of this study was expected to be one of the nursing intervention to lower back pain of pregnant women.