ABSTRACT

Mandala Waluya Health Science

Nursing Study Program
Script,August 2017

WA ODE IRNAWATI (P.2013.01.072)

“THE ERGONOMIC GYMNASTICS EFFECT ON DECREASED URIC ACID OF
GOUTY ARTHRITIS PATIENTS IN WORK AREA KULISUSU PUBLIC HEALTH
CENTERS OF BUTON UTARA REGENCY”
First Advisor : Islaeli
Second Advisor : Darlin Landinde
(xiv + 66 Pages + 4 Pictures + 10 Tables + 12 Appendixes)

Based on the researcher’s observation data from Kulisusu public health

center which is fifteen village area work, in the year of 2014 there were 101 gouty
arthritis patients. In 2015 there were 175 gouty arthritis patients, and in 2016 there
were 192 gouty arthritis patients. Then, in 2017 in period of January until March,
there were 30 gouty arthritis patients. This study aimed to find out the ergonomic
gymnastics effect on decreased uric acid of gouty arthritis patients in area work of
Kulisusu PHC Buton Utara regency.
Type of this study was quantitative research with pre-exsperiment one
group pre-test post-test design. Total population of this study were 30
respondents. The sampling technique in this study used purposive random
sampling with total sample 23 respondents. In analyzing the data, the researcher
applied statistic paired sample T-test.
The result show that urid acid levels before and after ergonomic
gymnastics, in gouty arthritis patients have decreased. It can be seen from the
statistics statistics test scores gymnastics is 8,3 (SD : 1,552 dan ρ : 0,979) and
after ergonomic gymnastics is 6,7 (SD : 1565 dan ρ : 0,949). The value of ρ > 0,05
indicates urid acid level is normally distributed. Paired sample T-Test and the
significant level ρ < 0,05 with the urid acid level before and after ergonomic
gymnastics ρ : 0.000. On the other hand, the value of ρ < 0,05 indicates that H a
was received and H0 was rejected. It can be conclude that there is an effect of the
ergonomic gymnastics on decreased urid acid level of gouty arthritis patients in
area work of Kulisusu PHC, Buton Utara regncy.
The researcher expected to Kulisusu PHC, to be more effective in
implementing ergonomic gymnastics program, with the result that gouty arthritis
patients may utilize ergonomic gymnastics as an alternative to reduce urid acid
level.

Key Word : Ergonomic Gymnastics, Uric Acid Level, Gouty Arthritis

Patients, Kulisusu PHC, Buton Utara.
Reference : 40 (2012-2017)