Dukungan Keluarga, Karakteristik, dan Efektivitas Kompres Hangat Kayu Manis terhadap Penurunan Skala Nyeri pada Anggota Keluarga yang Mengalami Penyakit Rheumatoid Arthritis

Abstract

Informational support, appraisal support, instrumental support, and emotional support are forms of family support. Increased levels of uric acid in the blood cause joint pain. One nonpharmacological therapy to reduce pain is using warm cinnamon compresses. This study aims to identify and analyze family support for family members with Rheumatoid Arthritis before and after the intervention of warm cinnamon compresses for the intervention group and warm compresses for the control group, characteristics of family members, and the effectiveness of warm cinnamon compresses and warm compresses. This study uses a quantitative research design with a quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test control group design. The sample consists of Rheumatoid Arthritis patients experiencing pain in Bandar Labuhan Village, Tanjung Morawa Sub-district, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra. Using total sampling, the sample size for each group is 30 individuals for the intervention group and 30 individuals for the control group. This study began in September 2023 and will continue until March 2024. Based on statistical tests using the Mann-Whitney test, the results showed an increase in family support after the intervention of warm cinnamon compresses and warm compresses, with a P-value of 0.000 < a = 0.05. Furthermore, statistical tests using the Wilcoxon test showed the effectiveness of warm cinnamon compresses and warm compresses in reducing pain, with a P-value of 0.000 < a = 0.05. In conclusion, there is an increase in family support before and after the intervention. Additionally, warm cinnamon compresses and warm compresses are effective in reducing the pain scale of Rheumatoid Arthritis.