Increasing the Comfortable Feel for Pregnant Women Through the Endorphin Massage

Abstract

Mostly pregnant women suffered back pain. Based on a preliminary studies conducted by researcher in the Tarai Bangun, 15 pregnant women in third trimester said that they had back pain. Back pain can be overcome, one of which is by doing an endorphin massage that can make the mother relax and reduce the pain felt. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of endorphin massage on back pain in pregnant women. The study design used was Quasy Experiment with a non-equivalent control group design which it divided into an experimental group and a control group. The sample was 34 respondents using purposive sampling technique. The measuring instrument used in both groups was the Numeric Rating Scale pain scale. Data analysis used dependent t test and independent t test. The results showed that there were differences in back pain scores before and after endorphin massage in the experimental group, so it can be concluded that endorphin massage is effective against back pain in pregnant women with a p value of 0.001 (p <0.05). The results of this study can be used as a reference to using endorphin massage as a way to deal with complaints of back pain in pregnant women.