Pengaruh inhaler stick aromaterapi cinnamomum cassia sebagai upaya inovatif terhadap penurunan dismenore primer pada remaja putri
DOI: https://doi.org/10.33024/hjk.v20i6.3755
Adolescent Girls Aromatherapy Cinnamomum Cassia Inhaler Stick Primary Dysmenorrhea
Abstract
Background: Menstrual discomfort without an identifiable underlying cause is the hallmark of primary dysmenorrhea, a menstrual disorder that commonly affects adolescent girls. Adolescents suffering from this condition may face academic difficulties, impaired concentration, reduced productivity, and an overall poorer quality of life. Cinnamomum cassia aromatherapy contains cinnamaldehyde and eugenol compounds with analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and antispasmodic properties making it a potential non-pharmacological treatment for relieving menstrual cramps.
Purpose: To evaluate whether a Cinnamomum cassia based aromatherapy inhaler stick can alleviate severe discomfort associated with primary dysmenorrhea in female students.
Method: This quantitative study employed a quasi-experimental, two-group pretest-posttest design. The study population consisted of female students at State Vocational School 6 Samarinda, and the research was conducted over approximately six weeks, from February 23 to March 31, 2026. Purposive sampling was used to select 32 female students diagnosed with primary dysmenorrhea as study subjects. The sample was divided into two groups: an intervention group and a control group. Both groups received information regarding primary dysmenorrhea; however, the intervention group was also provided with a Cinnamomum cassia aromatherapy inhaler stick. The Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) was used to assess pain intensity levels. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test and the Mann-Whitney U test, with a significance threshold of p < 0.05.
Results: In the intervention group, the mean pain score was 6.88, with 56.3% of participants reporting severe pain prior to the intervention. While the control group experienced only a slight average decrease in pain scores (from 6.69 to 6.63), the intervention group's mean pain score dropped to 3.13. The Wilcoxon test showed a significant reduction in pain intensity in the intervention group (p < 0.001), whereas the control group showed no significant change (p = 0.317).
Conclusion: A significant difference was found in the mean pain scores between the intervention and control groups. This indicates that the Cinnamomum cassia aromatherapy inhaler stick can alleviate the severe discomfort experienced by adolescent girls suffering from primary dysmenorrhea.
Keywords: Adolescent Girls; Aromatherapy; Cinnamomum Cassia; Inhaler Stick; Primary Dysmenorrhea.
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