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ABSTRAK
Latar Belakang. Masalah umum yang dialami wanita pascapersalinan adalah cedera perineum. Masalah nyeri perineum berdampak pada hubungan wanita dengan orang yang terdekat dengannya dan berkaitan dengan kemampuan wanita agar cukup berelaksasi menyusui. Aromaterapi adalah salah satu teknik mengatasi nyeri. Salah satu jenis aromaterapi yang berefek merelaksasi adalah lavender. Tujuan penelitian adalah mengetahui pengaruh aromaterapi lavender secara inhalasi terhadap nyeri jahitan perineum di RSUD Surakarta.
Metode. Jenis penelitian praeksperimen dengan metode one group pretest posttest, jumlah sampel 30 responden dengan teknik kuota sampling. Uji pengaruh antara variable menggunakan uji Marginal Homogeneity.
HasilPenelitian. Mayoritas nyeri perineum sebelum diberi aromaterapi lavender adalah nyeri sedang sebanyak 23 responden (76,6%) dan setelah diberi intervensi tingkat nyeri mayoritas adalah nyeri ringan dan nyeri sedang yaitu masing-masing 14 responden (46,6%). Uji statistic ρ sebesar = 0,000 yang berarti p<0,05.
Simpulan. Ada pengaruh yang signifikan antara aromaterapi lavender secara inhalasi terhadap nyeri jahitan perineum. Saran tenaga kesehatan untuk meningkatkan asuhan kebidanan secara mandiri.
Kata Kunci : Aromaterapi, lavender, nyeri perineum
ABSTRACT
Bacgkround:The common problem experienced by postpartum women is perineal injury. Its perineal pain affects the relation between the women and the closest persons in their lives and are related to their ability to have enough relaxation to breastfeed their babies. Aromatherapy is one of the techniques to deal with such a pain. One of the aromatherapy types that have a relaxation effect is lavender.The purpose of research is investigate the effect of lavender inhalation aromatherapy on the perineal stitch pain at Local General Hospital of Surakarta.
Method:This research used the pre-experimental method with one group pretest posttest design. The samples of research consisted of 30. They were taken by using the quota sampling technique. The inter-variable effect was tested by using the Marginal Homogeneity Test.
Result: 23 respondents (76.6%) had the moderate perineal pain prior to their exposure to lavender inhalation aromatherapy. Following the exposure, 14 respondents (46.6%) had the mild perineal pain, and 14 respondents (46.6%) had the moderate perineal pain. The result of statistical test was ρ = 0.000, meaning that that the p-value was less than 0.05.
Conclusion:There was a significant effect of the lavender inhalation therapy on the perineal stitch pain. Thus, the health practitioners should improve the midwifery care autonomously.
Keywords: Aromatherapy, lavender, perineal pain