PENGARUH KOMPRES AIR HANGAT TERHADAP INTENSITAS SKALA NYERI DISMENORE PADA REMAJA DI SMA SWASTA NUSANTARA LUBUK PAKAM TAHUN 2025

This study aims to determine the effect of warm water compress on the intensity of dysmenorrhea pain scale among adolescents at SMA Swasta Nusantara Lubuk Pakam. This research used a pre-experimental design with a one-group pretest-posttest approach.
The sample consisted of 19 respondents selected using purposive sampling technique.
Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon test. The results showed a decrease in pain intensity after the warm water compress was applied, with a Z value = -3.873 and p-value = 0.000 (p < 0.05), indicating a significant difference before and after the intervention. The average pain scale decreased from 2.68 to 1.89. The conclusion
of this study is that warm water compress is effective in reducing dysmenorrhea intensity among adolescent girls.