The Effect of Combination Therapy of A Warm Ginger Stew Compress and Ki. 3 Point Acupressure on The Pain Level of Gout Arthritis Patients In Indonesia

• DOI: 10.20473/jn.v14i2.9199
• Publication Date: 2020-03-10T07:54:20Z
• Authors: Enji Meilia Era P...; Sidik Awaludin; Annas Sumeru
• Keywords: Acupressure; Gouty arthritis; Cupping therapy; Therapeutic effect

Introduction: Gout arthritis is a systemic disease caused by deposition of monosodium urate crystals in the joints, causing pain. Pain management may include complementary therapy such as combination warm ginger stew compress and Ki. 3 point acupressure to reduce This research aimed examine effect on pain level gout patients.Methods: The design for this study quasi-experiment pre-test post-test, with control group 30 respondents. respondents were assigned an experimental about minutes, 15 minutes. Each consisted people. data was analysed using paired t-test, independent Mann Whitney test.Results: test showed average decrease 1,7333 1,0667 so, there differences decreased before after intervention between two groups p-value=0.013.Conclusion: Combination effective decreasing patients Puskesmas 1 Purwokerto Timur. can be used patient level.