Open AccessThe Effect of Acupressure on Decreasing Nausea and Vomiting in Pregnant Women in Midwives Independent Practice Sidoarjo
Author(s) -
Nanik Handayani,
Yasi Anggasari
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jurnal ilmiah kesehatan/strada: jurnal ilmiah kesehatan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2614-350X
pISSN - 2252-3847
DOI - 10.30994/sjik.v9i2.436
Subject(s) - acupressure , nausea , vomiting , wilcoxon signed rank test , medicine , statistical significance , pregnancy , mann–whitney u test , test (biology) , anesthesia , alternative medicine , paleontology , pathology , biology , genetics
The study aimed to analyze the effect of acupressure on reducing nausea and vomiting in pregnant women. The method of this study used Quasy-Experiment. The instrument used acupressure SOP and Score Pregnancy Unique Quantification of Emesis and or Nausea Scoring System (PUQE). The statistical test used the Wilcoxon and Mann Whitney test. The results of the study in the treatment group after being given an acupressure are 9 people have decreased degree of nausea and vomiting. The results of the test using the Wilcoxon-test showed significance value of p = 0.00 (p-value 0.05), meaning that there is no effect of acupressure on reducing nausea and vomiting