Efektivitas Dark Chocolate Dan Wortel Dalam Menurunkan Intensitas Disminorea Primer

Abstract

Background: Dysminorrhea will get worse if accompanied by an unstable psychological condition. One of the causes of dysmenorrhea is hormonal factors where there is a hormonal imbalance. Pain during menstruation occurs due to high levels of prostaglandin hormones that make the uterine muscles contract. In Indonesia, the incidence of type dysmenorrhea primary is about 54.89% while the rest sufferers with secondary dysmenorrhea. Non-pharmacological therapy for dysmenorrhea is highly recommended, one of which are dark chocolate and carrots.Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of the combination of dark chocholate and carrots in reducing the intensity of dysminorrhea.Methods: This type of research uses a quasi-experimental design with a pretest-post-test control group design with a sample of 28 respondents experiencing primary dysmenorrhea. Pain intensity was measured by Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Data collection was carried out during the pre-test, namely during menstruation in the first cycle and post-test data collection was carried out in the second cycle or after 30 days of treatment and assessed on the 31st day or the first menstruation in the following month. The statistical test used is Paired sample t-test.Results: The administration of dark chocholate, carrots and a combination of the two was able to reduce the intensity of primary dysminorrhea with a glossy p-value ≤ 0.05.Conclusion: Consumption of dark chocholate, carrots and a combination of both can reduce the intensity of primary dysmenorrhea. Suggestion for adolescents with primary dysmenorrhea to use non-pharmacologic therapy to reduce pain intensity such as carrots and dark chocholate in order to avoid the side effects of pharmacological drugs. Further research is needed in vitro on the mechanism of the combination of carrots and dark chocholate in reducing the intensity of dysmenorrhea Keywords : Dark Chocholate, Carrot, Dysminorea Intensity, adolescents ABSTRAK Latar Belakang : Disminorea akan bertambah parah apabila disertai dengan kondisi psikis yang labil. Salah satu penyebab dismenorea adalah faktor hormonal dimana adanya ketidakseimbangan hormonal. Nyeri ketika menstruasi tersebut timbul akibat tingginya hormon prostaglandin yang membuat otot rahim berkontraksi. Di Indonesia angka kejadian dismenorea tipe primer adalah sekitar 54,89% sedangkan sisanya penderita dengan dismenorea sekunder. Terapi disminorea secara non farmakologi sangat diabjurkan salahs satunya adalah dark chocholate dan wortel.Tujuan Penelitian : Untuk mengetahui efektivitas kombinasi dark chocholate dan wortel dalam menurunkan intensitas disminorea.Metode Penelitian : Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan quasi eksperiment dengan desain pretest- post test control group design dengan sampel adalah responden yang mengalami disminorea primer sebanyak 28 orang. Intensitas nyeri diukur dengan Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Pengambilan data dilakukan pada saat pre-test yaitu saat haid pada siklus pertama dan pengambilan data post-test dilakukan pada siklus kedua atau saat setelah dilakukannya perlakuan selama 30 hari dan dinilai pada hari ke 31 atau pertama haid di bulan berikutnya. Uji statistik yang digunakan adalah Paired sample t-tes.Hasil Penelitian : Pemberian dark chocholate, wortel dan kombinasi keduanya mampu menurunkan intensitas disminorea primer dengan nilap p-value ≤ 0,05.Kesimpulan : Pemberian dark chocholate, wortel dan kombinasi keduanya mampu menurunkan intensitas disminorea primer.Sarankan pada remaja yang mengalami disminorea primer untuk menggunakan terapi non faramakologis untuk mengurangi intensitas nyeri seperti wortel dan dark chocholate agar terhindar dari efek samping obat-obatan farmakologi. Diperlukan penelitian lebih lanjut secara in vitro tentang mekanisme kombinasi wortel dan dark chocholate dalam menurunkan intensitas disminorea. Kata Kunci : Dark Chocholate, Wortel, Intensitas Disminorea, Remaja Putri

Effect of Combination of Dark Chocolate and Herbal Ingredients for Dysmenorrhea in Late Adolescents

“…This study similar to the results by Febriansyah (2020) on Midwifery Student Saleha Banda Aceh which showed a significant difference between giving dark chocolate before treatment (4.13) and after treatment (1.33) with a difference of 2.8 decreases. This study is also similar to the results of other studies which stated that giving 40 grams of dark chocolate per day was able to reduce the intensity of menstrual pain [14]. Therefore, in this study it can be concluded that 35 grams of dark chocolate can reduce the pain scale of dysmenorrhea in late adolescence.…”

“…A research study found that the combination of cocoa with omega 3 fatty acids can inhibit inflammation and reduce cardiovascular risk factors in humans [13]. Another similar study also showed that the combination of dark chocolate with carrot boiled water produced a good antiinflammatory effect [14]. Taken together, the combination of dark chocolate with other herbal might increase the pharmacological effect, especially in antiinflamatory effect.…”