Pelatihan Pemanfaatan Terapi Komplementer sebagai upaya Penanganan Dismenorhoe pada Remaja Putri

Abstract

Most women who have menstruated often experience menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea). As many as 12.5% ​​of teenage girls in Denpasar have been absent from school activities due to their dysmenorrhea. Other studies have shown that untreated dysmenorrhea will cause problems such as absenteeism from school, decreased academic achievement, adolescents tend to withdraw from relationships, and restrictions on daily activities. The purpose of this service activity is to increase the knowledge, understanding, and skills of young women regarding the use of complementary therapies as an effort to treat dysmenorrhea. Methods of conducting counseling about dysmenorrhea and its handling as well as training in the use of complementary therapies (warm water compresses, ginger water decoction, and exercise). The results of this activity were, of 30 teenagers around 96% experienced an increase in knowledge, understanding, and skills in overcoming dysmenorrhea non-pharmacologically (complementary therapy). The complementary therapy that was chosen the most by adolescents was warm water compresses (42%) then ginger water decoction (32%) and the rest chose exercise (22%). Suggestions for the Puskesmas It is better to provide counseling and training related to adolescent problems because one of the characteristics of adolescents is high curiosity so to avoid wrong information it must be facilitated with the right source of information. ABSTRAK Sebagian besar wanita yang telah menstruasi sering mengalami nyeri haid (dismenorhoe), Sebanyak 12,5% remaja putri di Denpasar pernah absen dari kegiatan sekolahnya akibat dismenore yang dialami. Penelitian lain menunjukkan bahwa dismenorhoe yang tidak di obati akan menimbulkan masalah seperti ketidakhadiran remaja di sekolah, penurunan prestasi akademik, remaja cenderung menarik diri dari pergaulan dan adanya pembatasan aktivitas sehari – hari. Adapun tujuan dari kegiatan pengabdian ini adalah Meningkatkan pengetahuan, pemahaman, serta keterampilan para remaja putri terkait pemanfaatan terapi komplementer sebagai upaya penanganan dismenore. Metode pelaksaan penyuluhan tentang dismenorhoe dan penanganannya serta pelatihan pemanfaatan terapi komplementer (kompres air hangat, rebusan air jahe dan senam). Hasil dari kegiatan ini, dari 30 remaja sekitar 96% mengalami peningkatan pengetahuan, pemahaman dan keterampilan dalam mengatasi dismenorhoe secara non farmakologi (terapi komplementer). Adapun terapi komplementer yang paling banyak dipilih oleh remaja adalah kompres air hangat (42%) kemudian rebusan air jahe (32%) dan selebihnya memilih senam (22%). Saran bagi pihak Puskesmas Sebaiknya memberikan penyuluhan dan pelatihan yang terkait dengan permasalah remaja karena salah satu karakteristik remaja adalah rasa ingin tahu yang tinggi sehingga untuk menghindari informasi yang keliru harus difasilitasi dengan sumber informasi yang benar.

Does Effleurage Massage Reduce Dysmenorrhoea Pain in Adolescents?

“…Dysmenorrhea pain, described as moderate to severe, significantly affects daily activities and learning abilities of young women (Azzahroh, Indrayani, & Lusiana, 2022;Karout et al, 2021). Pharmacological treatment, such as analgesic drugs, is commonly used, but non-pharmacological approaches are considered easier and have fewer side effects (Andanawarih et al, 2020;Jamhariyah et al, 2021;Nugraha, 2021;Sholihah & Azizah, 2020;Sibero, Sari, & Asmita, 2022;Sumiaty et al, 2022).…”

“…The Pantoloan Health Center is one of three Community Health Centers in Palu City that has formed a youth Posyandu but is still lacking in activities related to disseminating information on adolescent reproductive health, especially related to menstrual disorders and how to deal with them (Sumiaty, et al, 2021). A preliminary study conducted on 30 adolescents at the Adolescent Integrated Health Center, Pantoloan Public Health Center found that 77% of adolescents ignored the problem of dysmenorrhea, 85% chose non-pharmacological therapies such as warm compress, ginger tea infusion, and exercise to treat dysmenorrhea, 90% did not understand how to deal with dysmenorrhea, and 82% were absent from school when experiencing dysmenorrhea (Sumiaty, Sakti, & Hasnawati, 2022). This study aimed to determine the effect of effleurage massage on the pain scale of dysmenorrhea in adolescents.…”