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Background: According to the 2020 Ministry of Health Profile, fever accounts for 7.3% of infant deaths in Indonesia. Fever is a common complaint in children, with 20–40% of parents reporting their child's illness each year. Approximately 19–30% of patients visiting doctors are children, and fever is one of the primary complaints. If not treated promptly, fever can lead to complications such as seizures and decreased consciousness. Fever management can be done through pharmacological (antipyretic, NSAID, diazepam) or non-pharmacological measures, one of which is by applying compresses. Objective: To determine the effectiveness of dry warm compresses and water tepid sponge compresses on reducing body temperature in pediatric patients at Pati Islamic Hospital. Method: Quantitative research with a quasi-experimental two-group pre–post test design using a purposive sampling technique. Results: The application of water tepid sponge compresses showed a significant decrease in temperature with an average difference of 1.2°C, while dry warm compresses only reduced the temperature by a difference of 0.2°C. Conclusion: Water tepid sponge compresses are more effective than dry warm compresses in reducing body temperature in children with fever at Pati Islamic Hospital.

Childbirth causes pain due to shortening of the uterine muscles. Normal childbirth occurs because of pain, which is an important part of labor. During labor, pain can influence uterine contractions through the secretion of catecholamines and cortisol. It improves the function of the sympathetic nervous system, changing blood pressure, heart rate, breathing, and length of labor. The aim of this research is to find out how warm compresses impact how severe the pain of labor during the first active phase is. This research design is pre-experimental with a one group pre test and post test design. The population in this study were all mothers giving birth at BPM Nursehan Dahliana Birayang (Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency, South Kalimantan Province), using an accidental sampling technique and a sample size of 30 respondents was obtained. A warm compress is placed on the lower abdomen using a hot bladder. Data analysis used the Paired T - test. Based on the research results obtained, the average pain score before treatment was 8.13 and the average pain score after treatment was 4.66. The results of statistical analysis of tests of differences in pain intensity before and after treatment showed significant differences (p=0.000; 95% CI -3.900-(-3.031). The conclusion of this study is: warm compresses can reduce the intensity of labor pain in the active phase of the first stage. Warm compresses can be used as a way to reduce the intensity of labor pain.

Background: Indonesia is included in the category of gout arthritis sufferers which is quite high at 35% in the world, while in Central Java it reaches 7.3% while based on symptom diagnosis it is 24.7%, for the prevalence of gout arthritis in Sukoharjo City is 21.04%. The highest number of gout arthritis patients at the Sukoharjo Health Center is 134 sufferers, from the high value of gout arthritis in Indonesia if not treated cause pain and tingling in the joint area. For this reason, efforts are needed to control gout. One of the treatment is to do a warm compress of cinnamon. Purpose: Determine the pain scale before and after the administration of cinnamon warm compresses and see the effect of cinnamon warm compresses on pain in patients with gout arthritis. Method: This type of application uses a descriptive research method and by observing 2 respondents with a history of gout arthritis and given the implementation of a warm cinnamon compress. Result: The scale of pain after being given a warm cinnamon compress is mild pain. Conclusion: There is an effect of giving cinnamon warm compresses on pain in people with gout arthritis.

Based on adolescent report from Pandeglang Regency Health Office, there are 1178 cases of menstrual disorders in adolescents. Based on adolescent program report at UPTD Puskesmas Cikeusik until November 2022, 43.5% of adolescents experience dysmenorrhea or menstrual disorders. The impact of dysmenorrhea causes discomfort, difficulty concentrating in learning and decreased motivation to learn because of the pain felt, can limit women to carry out daily activities so that the need for handling dysmenorrhea in adolescents. The aim is to determine the effectiveness of green coconut water on reducing primary dysmenorrhea pain in adolescent girls in 2023. The sample population in this study were 2 respondents, namely adolescents who experienced primary dysmenorrhea by comparing directly to the response of green coconut water and warm water compresses. The research time was carried out on February 6, 2024 to February 10, 2024 and February 9 to February 11, 2024. Methods Data collection methods by means of assessment, namely interviews to explore the data needed related to the research to be carried out on adolescent girls with primary dysmenorrhea. The results showed a reduction in the pain scale after being given green coconut water. Conclusion In the results of the study, significant results were obtained in reducing primary dysmenorrhea, namely drinking green coconut water 1-3 days of menstruation, because the results obtained reduced pain from scale 4 to scale 2. Suggestions It is expected to apply the green coconut water method and warm water compresses on reducing dysmenorrhea pain.

Labor is the process by which the fetus and amniotic fluid are pushed out through the birth canal. During the birth process the mother will experience pain. Pain that is uncontrolled or excerssive and does not get proper treatment can cause problems with difficulty in childbirth. A non-pharmocological method that is quite safe was to determine the effect of giving warm compresses to labor pain in the active phase of the first stage of labor at Fatimah Banyuwangi Hospital in 2022. The research method used a pre-exsperimental one group pretest posttest on 30 respondents who met the inclusion criteria, namely pregnant women in the first active phase, singleton pregnancies, head presentations, term pregnancies, normal delivery plants, fetal interpretation between 2500-4000 grams, accompanied by their husbands or family. Data collection was carried out using the VAS observation sheet and warm compress SOP. Then the data is processed through the process of editing, coding,scring, tabulating and statistical analysis of the Wilcoxon test. The result showed that the level of labor pain before the intervention was mostly in the severe pain category by 53% and after the warm compress intervention there was a decrease in the pain level, namely in the moderate pain category by 70%. Wilcoxon test reslts Asymp. Sig. (2-tailed) 0,00 < 0,05 means that there is a significant effect of giving warm compresses to labor pain in the active phase I parturition at RSI Fatimah Banyuwangi in 2022. Proper application of warm compresses according to the procedure gives a feeling of warmth and causes vasoconstriction so that labor pain in the first stage can be reduced. This method is safe and can be an alternative choice for midwives in the management of pain care during labor.

This study aims to determine the effect of the effectiveness of abdominal stretching exercises and warm compresses on dysmenorrhea pain in young women at MTS Tanwiriyyah Cianjur in 2022. Young women often experience pain during menstruation (menstruation), causing discomfort, especially in daily activities. This complaint is not very good for adolescent development. By using non-pharmacological treatment, namely abdominal stretching exercises and warm compresses for dysmenorrhea pain, it can reduce pain in young women. This research method uses a quantitative research design with a quasi-experiment method with a two group pre-test and post-test design. Results achieved based on the research results in the stretching group was 80.0%, and the results of the Pairet Sample t test with a P value of 0.004 < 0.005. Meanwhile, in the warm compress group, it was 86.7% with Pairet Sample t test results with P Value 0.000 < 0.005. The conclusion of the research shows that there is an influence of the effectiveness of abdominal stretching exercises and warm compresses on dysmenorrhea pain in young women at MTS Tanwiriyyah Cianjur in 2022.

Dysmenorrhea is a medical condition that occurs during menstruation or menstruation, which can interfere with activities and requires treatment. Characterized by pain or tenderness in the abdomen or pelvis. The impact of dysmenorrhea is reduced concentration when studying, hampered sports activities and reduced time for social activities. With the increase in Covid-19 cases, people are becoming anxious if they have to come to health services for fear of contracting Covid-19. One action to reduce dysmenorrhea pain is using a warm compress combined with music therapy. This research is quantitative research using quasi-experimental research using a one-group pre-test-post-test design method and purposive sampling techniques. The location where the research will be conducted is STIKES Kesdam IV/Diponegoro with 30 respondents. The Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) is a tool used to evaluate dysmenorrhea pain. The Wilcoxon test was used to analyze research data. The results of this study show that giving a warm compress has an effect. with a combination of music therapy on the level of dysmenorrhea pain with a p value of 0.00 (<0.05).

Backgound: Dysmenorrhea is a medical condition during menstruation that hinders women from doing activity because of soreness or pain in the abdomen or pelvis. Dysmenorrhea can be found in some women in different ages including teenage girls. In Indonesia the rate of dysmenorrhea is approximately around 64,25% consisting of 54,89% of primary dysmenorrhea and 9,36% of secondary dysmenorrhea. If it is not appropriately treated, the symptoms could interrupt daily activities. A non-pharmacology therapeutic method that alleviates pain can be applied using hot water compression (37-40C) for about 15 minutes. Research Objective: The research purpose is to investigate and discover the effect of hot water compression method for the teenage girls at SMP Takhasus Al-Quran Wonosobo. Research Methods: This research employs a pre-experimental design (Pre-test – Treatment – Post-test). The data was collected from respondents that were made up of 33 populations and 30 sampling of teenage girls using random sampling methods before it was analysed by Wilcoxon signed test. Result:  The average scale of pain before treatment by hot water compress was 5,67, while after the care, were decreasing to 4,03 scale. Conclusion: Hot water compress has a positive response in decreasing the dysmenorrhea pain for teenage girls at SMP Takhasus Al-Quran Wonosobo.

Gout Arthritis is a disease characterized by pain that occurs repeatedly caused by deposits of monosodium urate crystals that accumulate in the joints as a result of high levels of uric acid in the blood. One of the complementary therapeutic measures is a warm red ginger compress in gout arthritis patients. The purpose of this research is to determine the Effect of Giving Warm Red Ginger Compresses to Pain in Gout Arthritis Patients in Mahawu Village, Manado. The design of this study used a pre- experimental (one-group, pre-post test design). The sample in this study was 35 respondents taken using a total sampling instrument. The study used observation sheets and SOPs for measurement using the NRS (Numeric Rating Scale). The data were then analyzed using the Wilcoxon statistical test with a significance level of = 0.05. The results of this study indicate that there is an effect of giving red ginger warm compresses to pain in gout arthritis patients with p value = 0.000 <0.05 so Ha is accepted and Ho is rejected. So it can be concluded that there is an effect of giving red ginger warm compresses to reducing pain in gout arthritis patients in Mahawu Village, Manado. The conclusion of the study is that there is an effect of warm red ginger compresses on Gout Arthritis patients in Mahawu Village, Manad.

Rheumatoid apabila tidak segera ditangani akan menimbulkan kecacatan baik ringan seperti kerusakan sendi maupun berat seperti kelumpuhan. Tindakan non farmakologi yang dapat dilakukan secara mandiri dalam menurunkan nyeri dengan melakukan kompres hangat dengan jahe. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui apakah ada pengaruh pemberian kompres hangat jahe dalam  penurunan nyeri pada penderita rematik. Metode penelitian kuantitatif menggunakan Quasi eksperimental pre-postest. Teknik pengambilan sampel purposive sampling. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah 17 responden. Hasil penelitian ini terdapat pengaruh kompres hangat jahe terhadap penurunan nyeri dengan nilai p value = 0,000 <α = 0,005. Sebagian besar responden mengalami nyeri sedang sebelum diberikan perlakuan kompres hangat jahe. Sebagian besar responden mengalami nyeri ringan setelah diberikan perlakuan kompres hangat jahe dalam penurunan nyeri artritis rheumatoid. Kesimpulan dalam penelitian ini yaitu ada pengaruh sebelum dan setelah pemberian kompres hangat jahe dalam penurunan nyeri artritis rheumatoid.    

Sekitar 40 % dari jumlah total penduduk Indonesia yang berusia di atas 40 tahun mempunyai keluhan nyeri sendi dan otot. Peserta lansia di Posyandu Lansia Talang Aur Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Talang Aur Kabupaten Ogan Ilir Palembang adalah Lansia penderita rematik yang mengalami nyeri sendi, dalam mengatasinya masih menggunakan terapi farmakologi. Lansia Belum pernah di ajarkan tindakan kombinasi kompres hangat dan masase. Tujuan dari  pengabdian masyarakat ini untuk menerapkan tindakan kombinasi kompres hangat dan masase dalam menurunkan nyeri sendi pada lansia  yang menderita Rematik. Hasil Kegiatan Pemberdayaan Kepada Masyarakat ini, meningkatnya pengetahuan lansia tentang rematik dan penatalaksanaannya., serta mampu melakukan (mendemonstrasikan) tindakan kombinasi kompres hangat dan masase dalam mengurangi nyeri sendi.   Metode pendekatan yang digunakan adalah Edukasi (Penyuluhan), Demonstrasi pemberian kombinasi kompres hangat dan masase dalam mengurangi nyeri sendi. Pelaksanaan PKM ini melibatkan dosen-dosen yang sesuai dengan keilmuan dalam bidangnya yang berpengalaman dalam Keperawatan Medikal bedah.Serta dibantu oleh mahasiswa Keperawatan.          Kata Kunci: Rematik, Nyeri Sendi, Kompres hangat, Masase  

Hipertensi adalah kondisi tekanan darah ?140/90 mmHg. Gejala awal hipertensi adalah nyeri kepala, di tengkuk atau leher. Kompres hangat merupakan terapi komplementer yang digunakan untuk menurunkan nyeri kepala pada pasien hipertensi. Tujuan studi kasus untuk menggambarkan penerapan kompres hangat pada leher terhadap penurunan skala nyeri kepala pada pasien hipertensi di RUMKIT TK III 04.06.02 Bhakti Wira Tamtama Semarang. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan deskriptif  dengan metode pendekatan studi kasus. Subjek yang digunakan sebanyak 2 orang dengan kriteria pasien hipertensi tekanan darah sistolik ?140 mmHg dan diastolik ?90 mmHg, composmentis, skala nyeri 4 - 6, usia 40 - 60 tahun, tidak ada luka di leher, tidak komplikasi emergensy dan TIA. Berdasarkan analisa data didapatkan hasil bahwa subyek I mengalami penurunan skala nyeri kepala dari skala 6 (sedang) menjadi skala 3 (ringan) dan subyek II dari skala 5 (sedang) menjadi skala 2 (ringan). Penerapan kompres hangat pada leher efektif menurunkan skala nyeri kepala pasien hipertensi.