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METODE PENGURANGAN LOW BACK PAIN PADA PETANI DENGAN KOMPRES AIR HANGAT DI RT 03 RW 13 CIHANJUANG RAHAYU PARONGPONG BANDUNG BARAT

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ABSTRACT REDUCING LOW BACK PAIN METHOD IN FARMERS WITH WARM WATER COMPRESSES AT RT 03 RW 13 CIHANJUANG RAHAYU PARONGPONG WEST BANDUNG Polce Galfin Takoy NIM:1351050 The background of the research is that the rates of chronic and sporadic back pain sufferers are still high, besides the high prevalence of back pain also causes high paralysis rates. Back pain was also reported as one of the three major problems and workplace hazards that were targeted by surveillance by Word Health Organization. The purpose of the study was to identify the effect of warm water compresses on low back pain on farmers in Rt 03 Rw 13 Cihanjuang Rahayu Parongpong West Bandung. Reports conducted by Permatasari and Tri 2016), the results showed that there was an effect of warm water compresses on pain reduction in sufferers with low back pain. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of warm water compresses on lower back pain of farmers before and after the intervention in Mokla Village RT 03 RW 13, Cihanjuang Rahayu Village, Parongpong District, and West Bandung. The research method used is pre-experiment with one group pretest-posttest design. Back pain instruments are performed using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Warm compresses are given for 15 minutes to the back of the farmer. The sample used was 30 farmers in Mokla village who were selected by purposive sampling. The results showed that the pain level of farmers before being given warm water compresses was mild pain, and the pain level of farmers after being given a compress of warm water was not painful. There is a significant effect between the level of pain before and after giving warm water compresses with a significant value of 0.00 smaller than 0.05. Suggestions are given to the nursing field so that they can be used as health promotion materials and interventions for pain sufferers. For the field of research, it is useful as an ingredient for further research on the duration of the effect of warm water compresses in reducing lower back pain. Key words: warm water compresses, back pain, farmers