The Effect of Slow Stroke Back Massage, Cold-compress and Warm-compress on Superokside Dismutase and Malondialdehyde Levels in Primary Dysmenorrhoea

During dysmenorrhea occured inflammation and endothelial dysfunction with lipid peroxidation sigh and it was an indication of oxidative stress. Several previous studies have showed in dysmenorrhoea there was an increase of MDA levels and a decrease of SOD plasma. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Slow Stroke Back Massage (SSBM), cold-compress and warm-compress on Superokside Dismutase and Malondialdehyde levels in Primary Dysmenorrhoea. This study used a Quasy Experiment design with approach a Post Test Only Control Group Design. The population in this study was all female students in Health Science Faculty of Unipdu Jombang who experienced dysmenorrhoea, a total sample in this study was 50 respondents and they were divided into 4 groups. The instruments in this study were included: thermometer for measured the temperature, and a Spectrophotometer which consists of NBT (Nitro Blue Tetrazolium) method for measured SOD level, Thiobarbituric Acid (TBA) method for measured MDA level. The data were analyzed by using the Kruskal-Wallis test and Post Hoc Test with α ≤ 0.05. The results of this study showed that there were disfferences of SOD level in SSBM, warm-compress compared to control and there were no differences in SOD levels between cold-compress with the control. There were significant differences of MDA levels in all treatment groups and control.