PENGARUH SWISS BALL EXERCISE TERHADAP INTENSITAS NYERI HAID PADA REMAJA PUTRI

Abstract

Primary dysmenorrhea causes psychological problems in some women leading to loneliness and inactive participation in various social activities. One of the non-pharmacological management is swiss ball exercise. This study aimed to determine the effect of Swiss Ball exercise on the intensity of menstrual pain in adolescent girls. The design of this study was pre-experimental study design with a pretest-post test one group design approach. The population in this study was all teenage girls who had menstruated at the Tuhfatul Athfal Islamic Boarding School, Padangasri Village, Jatirejo District, Mojokerto Regency in June 2021, as many as 23 people. The sampling technique used consecutive sampling with a period of 1 month. The sample size that met the research criteria was 17 people. The research instrument used an observation sheet based on the Bourbanis pain scale. The results of this study almost all respondents experienced moderate pain before doing Swiss Ball Exercise on the first day, as many as 15 people (88.2%), and after that also moderate pain, as many as 12 people (70.6%), the second day before mild pain, as many as 12 people (70.6%), after that it became mild pain, as many as 17 people (100%) and the third day before mild pain, as many as 17 people (100%), and became painless, as many as 10 people (58.8% ). The results of the Wilcoxon test showed p-value on the first day = 0.002, the second day p = 0.026, and the third day p = 0.002 so that there was an effect of Swiss Ball exercise on the intensity of menstrual pain in adolescent girls. Swiss ball exercise has an effect on the body to produce endorphins which are produced in the brain and spinal cord. This hormone functions as a natural sedative so that it causes a sense of comfort so that it reduces pain