EFEKTIVITAS KOMPRES HANGAT JAHE MERAH DAN JAHE EMPRIT TERHADAP PENURUNAN SKALA NYERI RHEMATOID ARTHRITIS PADA LANSIA DI DESA SUNGAI LUAR KECAMATAN BATANG TUAKA KABUPATEN INDRAGIRI HILIR

Abstract

Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that occurs due to an attack by the body's own immune system. If left untreated, it will cause joint disorders. Severe  disorders  that  can  even  paralyze  the  body.  Long-term pharmacological therapy can cause erosion of the gastric mucosa, rashes or skin eruptions, cause renal papillary necrosis, platelet dysfunction  and  increase  blood  pressure.  One  effort  to  reduce Rheumatoid Arthritis pain is by using a warm compress of red ginger whose essential oil content facilitates blood circulation and inflammation of the joints. This study is a Quasi Experiment study with a Two group pretest posttest research design. The number of samples in this study was6 people, 18 people in the red ginger group and 18 people in the emprit ginger group. This study uses the Paired T Test. From the results of the study, the pain scale in the red ginger group before the intervention was given an average value of 4.83 and after the intervention the average value was 1.00. In the group of warm compress of red ginger before the intervention, the average value was 4.83 and on the third day the average value was 2.39 with a p value of 0.000 (p <0.00). then Ho is rejected, it can be concluded that the effectiveness of warm compress of red ginger is more effective than ginger emprit in the elderly with rheumatoid arthritis in Sungai Luar Village, Batang Tuaka District,Indragiri Hilir Regency. It is expected that the elderly can use red ginger in treating Rheumatoid arthritis pain.