Pengaruh Warm Compress Abdomen Terhadap Nyeri Disminore Pada Remaja SMP Negeri 10 Denpasar

Background: Dysmenorrhea is often experienced by women, the impact of untreated dysmenorrhea can interfere with daily activities. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of giving warm compresses to the abdomen on dysmenorrhea pain. Method: The quasi-experimental research method with the Pretest-Postest Nonequivalent Control Group Design. The population in this study were all female students at SMP Negeri 10 Denpasar totaling 547 students with a purposive sampling technique using the slovin formula. Result: The results of the Wilcoxon test on the pretest-posttest of the treatment group obtained a value of P = 0.0003 <0.05, meaning that there was a difference in the dysmenorrhea pain score before and after being given warm compresses to the abdomen and health education in the treatment group. The results of the next Wilcoxon test on the pretest-posttest of the control group obtained a value of P = 0.066> 0.05, meaning that there was no difference before and after health education in the control group. The results of the Man Whitney test on dysmenorrhea pain scores after being given Warm Compress Abdomen and Health Education in the Treatment and Control Groups obtained P = 0.000 <0.05 indicating that there is an effect of Warm Compress Abdomen and Health Education on dysmenorrhea pain. Conclusion: Warm abdominal compress therapy and health education are effective methods to reduce dysmenorrhea pain in adolescent girls. It is recommended that adolescent girls can apply warm compresses as an effort to reduce menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea) with complementary therapy both in the school environment and at home.