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August 23, 2025Jurnal Kesehatan Komunitas IndonesiaOpen Access

The Effectiveness of Warm Lemongrass Compress Combined with Guided Imagery for Alleviating Osteoarthritis Pain in the Elderly: A Study in Pétoran Village, Surakarta

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HZHasna Afranovia Az Zahra EPEska Dwi PrajayantiMuhammadiyah University of Surakarta NHNur HaryaniSebelas Maret University

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Descriptive study shows reduction of osteoarthritis pain in elderly using warm lemongrass compress and guided imagery, suggesting viable non-pharmacological therapy.

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Warm lemongrass compress and guided imagery reduced pain levels from moderate to mild in elderly patients.
The first respondent's pain decreased from a scale of 4 to 2, while the second respondent's decreased from 5 to 3.
The intervention consisted of a 15-minute session over 2 consecutive days, targeting osteoarthritis pain in two elderly individuals.
Non-pharmacological approaches like these offer safe alternatives to manage pain without medication side effects.

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Zahra et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68af5bbcad7bf08b1eadf857 https://doi.org/10.58545/jkki.v5i2.522

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Descriptive study shows reduction of osteoarthritis pain in elderly using warm lemongrass compress and guided imagery, suggesting viable non-pharmacological therapy.

The Effectiveness of Warm Lemongrass Compress Combined with Guided Imagery for Alleviating Osteoarthritis Pain in the Elderly: A Study in Pétoran Village, Surakarta

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The Effectiveness of Warm Lemongrass Compress Combined with Guided Imagery for Alleviating Osteoarthritis Pain in the Elderly: A Study in Pétoran Village, Surakarta

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