Pengaruh Terapi Pijat Refleksi Kaki terhadap Penurunan Intensitas Nyeri Sendi pada Lansia dengan Rheumatoid Arthritis

Ni Made Diah Pusparini Pendet; I Gusti Agung Wisnu Wardhana; Ni Komang Matalia Gandari

doi:10.31539/79pvce60

Authors

Ni Made Diah Pusparini Pendet Universitas Udayana
I Gusti Agung Wisnu Wardhana Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Bina Usada Bali
Ni Komang Matalia Gandari Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Bina Usada Bali

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31539/79pvce60

Abstract

This study aimed to determine the effect of foot reflexology on reducing joint pain intensity in elderly individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Banjar Gubug Baleran, Gubug Village, Tabanan. A pre-experimental one-group pretest-posttest design was employed. A sample of 17 elderly RA patients was selected using consecutive sampling based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. The intervention consisted of foot reflexology sessions administered three times a week for 20 minutes per session. Pain intensity was measured using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) before and after the intervention and analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test, as the Shapiro-Wilk normality test indicated a non-normal data distribution. The results showed that prior to the intervention, the majority of respondents (82.4%) experienced moderate pain, whereas after the intervention, the majority (88.2%) experienced mild pain. The mean pain intensity decreased from 5.18 before the intervention to 1.71 after the intervention (Z = −3.727; p = 0.000; p < 0.05). Conclusion: Foot reflexology has a significant effect on reducing joint pain intensity in elderly individuals with rheumatoid arthritis and can be considered a non-pharmacological nursing intervention in primary and community health care settings.

Keywords: Foot Reflexology Massage, Joint Pain, Older Adults, Rheumatoid Arthritis.

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