The Effectiveness Of Warm Compress Therapy On Joint Pain In Elderly Patients With Osteoarthritis In The Working Area Of Watas Marga Health Center, Rejang Lebong

The prevalence of joint disease in Indonesia according to Riskesdas (2018) based on doctor's diagnosis is 713,783 cases. However, based on age, there were 119,664 cases in the 45-54 age group, 79,919 cases in the 55-64 age group, 38,572 cases in the 65-74 age group, and 17,822 cases in the ≥75 age group. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of warm compress therapy on joint pain in elderly osteoarthritis patients in the Working Area of Watas Marga Health Center in 2025. This study used a quasi-experimental design with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The study sample consisted of 15 respondents selected using purposive sampling. Data analysis was performed univariately to describe the characteristics of the respondents and the average joint pain, and bivariately using a paired t-test with a 95% confidence level to determine the effectiveness of warm compress therapy. The results of the univariate analysis before the intervention showed an average joint pain score of 8 in elderly people with osteoarthritis, while after the intervention, the average joint pain score was 2 in elderly people with osteoarthritis. The bivariate analysis results showed the effectiveness of warm compress therapy on joint pain in elderly people with osteoarthritis with a p-value of 0.001. There was an effect of warm compresses on joint pain in elderly people with osteoarthritis in the Working Area of Watas Marga Health Center in 2025. In conclusion, warm compress therapy has been proven effective in reducing joint pain in elderly people with osteoarthritis. Therefore, this therapy is recommended to be applied routinely and independently by elderly people as a simple, inexpensive, and safe non-pharmacological intervention to improve quality of life.