Application of Digital Rubbing Massage in Pain Level, Comfort, and Duration of Labor Phase Sudirman1,*, Sumarni1, Hartati1, Hendra M.2, Rajiani Ismi3 1Ministry of Health Polytechnic, Semarang, Indonesia 2Ministry of Health Polytechnic, Jakarta II, Indonesia 3Department of Business Administration, STIAMAK Barunawati Surabaya, Indonesia *Corresponding Author: Sudirman Department of Nursing, Ministry of Health Polytechnic, Semarang, Indonesia, Email: sudirman@yahoo.co.id
Online published on 21 February, 2019. Abstract Background Childbirth process is always marked with pain due to the existence of uterine contractions and the cervical dilation at stage one. The objective of this research was to investigate the intervention of independent nursing using digital rubbing massage (DRM) pain relief and its effect on pain level, comfort, and duration of active labor phase of primiparous women. Method This research used the true experimental pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The population in this study was all primipara pregnant women in inpartu condition in a health center of Pekalongan City, Indonesia. The subject of this research was 36 people who were selected by random sampling and divided into two groups. The division of subjects as intervention group and control group was determined randomly by using a lottery. The data were analyzed using a t-test. Results The results showed that there were significant differences in the degree of pain (p<0.0001), comfort (p<0.0001), and duration of labor (p<0.0001) in primiparous maternity women between the intervention group and the control group. The intervention of Digital Rubbing Massage (DRM) Pain Relief has an effect on decreasing the level of pain, increasing the comfort and shortens the duration of active labor phase in primiparous maternity. Conclusion The DRM Pain Relief instrument should be applied as an independent nursing intervention to relieve pain and increase comfort during childbirth process on a maternal unit or obstetric neonatal service in health care center. Top Keywords Digital Rubbing Massage, Pain Relief, Maternal Pain, Primiparous. Top |