Ergonomic Exercise based on Spiritual Care in the Management of Pain Levels Reduction on Elderly with Gouty Arthritis

Abstract

Gouty arthritis is a metabolic disease caused by a buildup of monosodium urate monohydrate crystals in the joints. The accumulation of uric acid in the joints can form crystals such as needles that cause pain and inflammation, causing interference with the motion system and changes in daily activities. Pain management caused by the accumulation of gout is one of them with physical activities in the form of ergonomic exercise based on spiritual care. This study aims to identify the effect of ergonomic exercise based spiritual care on reducing pain levels in the elderly with gouty arthritis. The design of this study used quasy experimental with control group pre test and post test. The population in this study were all patients with arthritis gout as many as 56 elderly. Samples were taken using total sampling and divided into two groups: 28 intervention groups and 28 control groups. The intervention group was given treatment in the form of ergonomic exercise for 4 weeks with the media being given a module. Pain levels are measured by visual analog scale (VAS). Analysis of the data used was paired T test with a significance of p <0.05. The results of data analysis showed that the intervention group showed an average level of pain before intervention 6.5 and after the intervention showed an average level of pain 3.2 with a p-value of 0,000. Whereas the control group showed an average pain level of 6.2 and after 4 weeks the average pain level increased by 7.0 with a p-value of 0.008. The application of ergonomic exercise based on spiritual care can be given to people with arthritis gout in reducing pain. It is hoped that nurses can implement ergonomic exercise based spiritual care for reducing pain levels in elderly patients with gouty arthritis.