Abstract:
Background: Infusion can cause trauma to the child. The purpose of the study was to
determine whether there was a difference in the administration of warm compresses and cold
compresses to pain after infusion.
Method: The research design used is a Quasi Experimental Design with a Post Test Only
Non Equivalent Control group design to get a sample of 30 respondents taken by consecutive
sampling. The independent variable is warm and cold compresses on pain after infusion in
children and the dependent variable is pain intensity after infusion. Data was taken by using
observation with Wong Baker Face scale. After collecting the data processing and
proceeding with the Wilcoxon rank test statistical test which was carried out using the SPSS
program.
Result: The results showed 0.000 then p < (0.05), there was a difference between warm
compresses and cold compresses before infusion on pain intensity.
Conclusion: Cold compresses are more dominant in reducing heat because they are better
able to suppress autonomic responses, while warm compresses cause vasodilation associated
with local blood vessel dilation. It is hoped that it can urge nurses to provide direct warm
compress therapy and cold compresses to pediatric patients who will be given an infusion as
one of the non-pharmacological therapies to reduce pain intensity.
