PENERAPAN PARUTAN KUNYIT DALAM MENURUNKAN SKALA NYERI PASIEN GASTRITIS DI ACEH BESAR

Abstract

Gastritis is one of the diseases most often encountered in internal medicine clinics and in everyday life.  One effort that can be made to reduce the pain scale is giving grated turmeric water. The aim of this research is to determine the application of grated turmeric in reducing the pain scale in gastritis patients in Bueng Ceukok village. The design of this research is descriptive using a case study approach method. Data collection techniques in this research used an elderly assessment format, observation sheet, SOP sheet, and face pain scale. Respondents in the study were 2 elderly people with the criteria of being willing to be respondents and cooperative, in a condition of full consciousness and not mentally handicapped, had never received grated turmeric water therapy, had a pain scale of 6, without any complications from other diseases, before consuming anti-gastritis medication, seniors aged 45-49 years. The results of the study showed that before the intervention was carried out on subject I the pain scale was 6 and on subject II the pain scale was 7. After the intervention was carried out on subject I the pain scale was 3 and on subject II the pain scale was 5. The results of this study prove that the administration of grated turmeric water in reducing the pain scale in the elderly with gastritis. It is hoped that this research can be carried out as a non-pharmacological therapy to reduce the pain scale in elderly people with gastritis.