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Gout arthritis, or often called gout, is a type of arthritis caused by the accumulation of uric acid crystals in the joints and surrounding tissues. Arthritis itself is a term used to describe inflammation of the joints. The process of gout begins with an increase in uric acid levels in the blood, called hyperuricemia. Gout arthritis sufferers in the world affect approximately 10% to 25% of the world's population, the WHO prevalence of gout arthritis in the world is 34.2%. The type of research used in this study is quantitative research using a quasi-experimental research method, namely the pre-posttest control one group design method. This study is a study conducted on 1 group using an intervention without a comparison. This study has been conducted with a total of 20 elderly people who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria. It is known that the Sig. (2-tailed) value of 0.00 is greater than 0.05. then there is a significant difference between the results before and after the warm cinnamon water compress. So it can be concluded that there is an effect of warm cinnamon compresses (Cinnamomun Burmannii) on gout arthritis in the elderly at the Sei Pancur Community Health Center.

Gout arthritis is a metabolic disease characterized by elevated uric acid levels in the blood. This condition causes joint pain, especially in the lower extremities. Elderly people with gout arthritis often experience decreased mobility and quality of life due to chronic joint pain. Stretching exercises are an effective non-pharmacological intervention to reduce pain and increase joint flexibility. The purpose of this study was to examine the implementation of stretching exercises in reducing lower extremity joint pain in elderly people with gout arthritis. This study used a descriptive case study approach that applied the medical-surgical nursing care process, including assessment, diagnosis, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. This study used two elderly subjects with gout arthritis and moderate pain scales. Stretching exercises were implemented twice daily for 25-30 minutes for six days, based on the development of nursing interventions according to SIKI (2018). The results showed a decrease in moderate pain scale to mild pain scale after the implementation of stretching exercises in both subjects for six days. The results of this study are expected to be implemented independently and provide motivation to improve the quality of life of gout arthritis sufferers.

Gout arthritis is an inflammatory joint condition that causes severe pain and impacts the patient's quality of life. Joint pain management involves more than just pharmacological therapy using medications; it also requires non-pharmacological approaches. The goal of this community service activity is to improve the knowledge and skills of gout arthritis sufferers in managing joint pain using various non-pharmacological therapy modalities. The results of the community service program indicate an increase in knowledge about non-pharmacological management of joint pain in gout arthritis patients. Non-pharmacological therapy education is an effective way to help people with gouty arthritis manage their joint pain. The significant increase in knowledge following the intervention demonstrates the importance of ongoing education and hands-on demonstrations. The next step is to increase the scope of education and support for the implementation of non-pharmacological therapies in various communities to ensure sustainability.

Gout arthritis is a disease in which there is excessive accumulation of uric acid in the body. Based on WHO, the prevalence of gouty arthritis in the world is 34.2%. The impact of gouty arthritis pain can be caused in the form of decreased quality of life of sufferers due to pain that greatly interferes with daily activities: Research objectives the description of the pain level of gouty arthritis in UPTD Puskesmas 1 Baturetno Wonogiri. Methods: Descriptive with a quantitative approach. The research subjects were 196 patients with purposive sampling technique totaling 66 patients. Research instrument (NRS) nurmetic rating scale. Results: Characteristics The majority of gouty arthritis pain levels were elderly at 35 respondents (53%), female gender at 37 (56.1%), the majority of the length of suffering ≥ 5 years at 44 (67.7%), the majority of moderate pain levels with a scale of 4-6 at 31 (47%). Conclusion: the description of the pain level of gouty arthritis at UPTD Puskesmas 1 Baturetno is mostly elderly, female gender, long suffering ≥ 5 years, moderate pain level.

Background: The prevalence of gouty arthritis has increased significantly by 2023, reaching 33.3% according to WHO. In Indonesia, 35% of cases occur in men aged over 45 years, while Central Java has a prevalence of 26.4%. In Sukoharjo District, Mandan Village recorded the highest number of gout patients with 150 cases, followed by Gayam (75 cases) and Sukoharjo (35 cases). The use of warm water compresses is recommended to relieve joint pain due to gouty arthritis by increasing blood flow and reducing joint stiffness. Objective: Knowing changes in the pain scale in two respondents with gouty arthritis before and after a warm compress method: This research is applied research with a case study using pre-post test results: There was a decrease in Mrs. S's pain scale which initially 6 decreased to 3 while in Mr. T, the pain scale 7 decreased to 5. Mr. T is a pain scale of 7 decreasing to 5. Conclusion: After the application of warm compresses on Mrs. S and Mr. T, there was a decrease in the pain scale. T there is a decrease in the pain scale. Mrs. S from moderate pain to mild pain, Mr. T from severe pain to moderate pain. T from severe pain to moderatepain. This shows that warm compresses can reduce pain in people with gout.

Gouty arthritis is a metabolic disease that mostly occurs in middle-aged to elderly men and women in the post-menopausal period. This metabolic disease is caused by the accumulation of monosodium urate monohydrate crystals in the joints and connective tissue tophi. Joint pain is a problem for elderly people in the world and in Indonesia. It was recorded according to (WHO, 2023) that in 2019, around 528 million people worldwide suffered from joint pain, an increase of 113% since 1990. Around 73% of joint pain sufferers were over 55 years old, and 60% were women. With a prevalence of 365 million people, the knee is the joint most frequently affected, followed by the hip and hand. By using cinnamon as a non-pharmacological measure to reduce pain caused by signs and symptoms of gouty arthritis. Method: Case study using nursing care for Mr. S by doing a warm cinnamon compress for 7 days. Results and Conclusions: Chronic pain problems were resolved with warm cinnamon compresses marked by Mr. S said the pain had disappeared and he could carry out daily activities. P: pain caused by gout Q: none R: none S: 1 T: none. Mr. S still looks smiling and no longer grimacing, Mr. S doesn't seem anxious, Mr. S appears to be able to carry out activities and does not avoid pain. TTV results TD: 130/80 mmH N: 84x/m RR: 22x/m S: 36.6℃.

Gout Arthritis is an inflammatory joint disease caused by the accumulation of monosodium urate crystals in the body. Onion compress is a current form the treatment of gout arthritis with no side effects. The aim of this research is a to determine the effectivennes of shallot (Allium Cepa Var Aggregatum) compress on joint pain Gout Arhtritis patients at the Working Area, Public Health Center Tuminting Manado. The research conducted by using a pre-experimental (pre and post test design). The samples were 13 subjekts which taken using total sampling technique. Research instruments used observation sheet and SOP for measurement with the NRS (Numeric Rating Scale). Analyzed data by using a Wilcoxon test with the significance level α = 0,01. The results of this research obtained a value p=0.002 (α≤0.05), which means that Ha is accepted and Ho is rejected, so that can be concluded there were an effectivennes of shallot (Allium Cepa Var Aggregatum) compress on joint pain Gout Arhtritis patients at the Working Area, Public Health Center Tuminting Manado. The conclusion of this research is that there is an effectivennes of shallot (Allium Cepa Var Aggregatum) compress on joint pain Gout Arhtritis patients at the Working Area, Public Health Center Tuminting Manado. Advice to subjekts who often experience gout arthritis pain is to treat it themselves by using shallot compresses.

Elderly is an age group that is susceptible to disease due to decreased function in the body due to the aging process. Uric acid is produced by every living thing as a result of the main metabolic process, namely a chemical process in the cell nucleus that functions to support survival. To overcome complaints of pain that appear in patients with gout, there are various pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies. The usual pharmacological therapy is taking painkillers, namely the Nonstereoidal Antiinflammatory Drugs (NSAID) group. Complementary therapy is a natural therapy including herbal therapy in the form of bay leaves. The aim of the study was to describe a decrease in uric acid levels by giving bay leaf boiled water to the elderly at the Cilacap Dewanata Institution. The results of this study were obtained after therapy by giving boiled bay leaf water, the patient was more comfortable, the pain was reduced, the last day's observations of vital signs (TTV) showed Td: 110/80 mmHg, Respiration: 20 x/minute, Pulse: 96 x /minute pain scale 2. In conclusion, the application of giving bay leaf boiled water is proven to be able to overcome the problem of diagnosing acute pain associated with physical injury agents, the implementation of self-invasion care was carried out for 3 days, with extraction the results of reduced pain.

uric acid is the result of purine metabolism, it will cause pain and rheumatic pain in the joints. Handling to reduce pain is with warm ginger compresses and rgonomic exercises. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of ginger warm compresses and ergonomic exercises on reducing gout arthritis pain in the elderly in Mojolegi Village, Gading District, Probolinggo Regency.This type of research is quasi-experimental with a cross over group design approach. The population of 51 people was selected by purposive sampling technique and obtained 36 respondents who met the inclusion and exclusion requirements of the study. The instrument used is the numerical pain scale observation sheet (NRS). The results showed that the pain scale of ginger warm compresses for period I pre-test was 5.17 post-test 3.00, period II pre-test was 3.94 post-test 2.39. In the ergonomic exercise group, period I pre-test was 5.39 post-test 3.67, period II pre-test was 3.89 post-test 2.61. The results of data analysis obtained valuesρV 0.000 in the warm ginger compress group and the ergonomic exercise group so that it can be concluded that both therapies were equally effective, there was no difference between warm ginger compress and ergonomic exercise in reducing gout arthritis pain in the elderly.Ginger warm compresses and ergonomic exercises are non-pharmacological measures that can be applied to relieve pain and provide a sense of comfort. Thus, implementing these two therapies requires sufficient recovery time (wash out) so that the effects of the first intervention are not carried over to the second intervention.    

People with gout arthritis complain of pain in the joints, toes, hands, knees and have never used lemongrass water to reduce joint pain and choose analgesic drugs as pain relief. Lemongrass plant contains essential oil that has chemical properties and pharmacological effects, namely a spicy and warm taste as an anti- inflammatory and relieving analgesic pain.. The purpose of this research was to find out the effect of lemongrass (cymbopogon citratus) on the reduction of gout arthritis pain in The Community In The 1st Winenet Village, Bitung. This research used a pre experimental method with one group pretest-posttest design. The population were residents who suffered from gout arthritis and who experienced joint pain. Sampling using a purposive sampling technique with the number of samples were 12 respondents using the Lamesho formula. The instruments used in this research were observation sheets and pain intensity scale measurement sheets using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). The collected data was processed by running the computer program be analyzed by a Wilcoxon Signed Rank test with the significance level α = 0,05.The results of this research indicated that there are differences in pain intensity before and after giving lemongrass, with a ρ value (0,001) < (0,05), meaning that there is an effect of giving lemongrass on reducing gout arthritis pain.The conclusion of this research is that lemongrass can be used as a non- pharmacological therapy to reduce pain in gout arthritis. It is expected that the result of this research will be useful in reducing pain in patients with gout arthritis and can be used as an additional reference for further research.    

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.

Nyeri gout arthritis bersifat akut yang biasanya dirasakan pada malam hari, Tetapi tanpa penanganan yang efektif, nyeri dapat berkembang menjadi kronik. Salah satu terapi non farmakologi untuk mengurangi nyeri dengan kompres kayu manis. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui pengaruh kompres kayu manis terhadap nyeri gout arthritis pada lanjut usia di Desa Tihu Kecamatan Bone Pantai. Desain penelitian quasi eksperimen dengan non equivalent control group dengan jumlah sampel 30 orang menggunakan teknik sampling secara purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian tingkat nyeri sebelum kelompok perlakuan yaitu nyeri sedang sebanyak 15 lansia (100%) dan kelompok kontrol yaitu nyeri sedang sebanyak 15 lansia (100%). Tingkat nyeri sesudah kompres kayu manis pada kelompok perlakuan mayoritas nyeri ringan sebanyak 12 lansia (80%) dan tingkat nyeri sesudah kelompok kontrol mayoritas nyeri sedang sebanyak 11 lansia (73,3%). Hasil uji statistik kelompok perlakuan diperoleh nilai p-value 0,000 dan kelompok kontrol nilai p-value 0,054. Kayu manis mengandung senyawa minyak atsiri yang tersusun sebagian besar atas sinamaldehid berfungsi sebagai penurun nyeri asam urat. Ada pengaruh kompres kayu manis terhadap nyeri gout arthritis pada lanjut usia di Desa Tihu Kecamatan Bonepantai.