Hubungan Aktivitas Fisik Saat Pandemi Covid-19 dengan Tingkat Nyeri Dismenore Primer

This research was triggered by complaints of female students who suffered from dysmenorrhea and had their activities disturbed. Meanwhile, dysmenorrhea symptoms can be overcome by physical exercises, pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies. Lack of exercises is a risk factor of dysmenorrhea pain severity. Moreover during Covid-19 pandemic, exercises became one of the top physical activities for maintaining immunity and physical health. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between physical activities during Covid-19 pandemic and dysmenorrhea pain levels among female students. This study used cross-sectional approach and the data collection technique used International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF) instrument. The sampling method used purposive sampling and the sample size were 194 respondents. The results of Spearman's rank statistical test showed a correlation between physical activities during Covid-19 pandemic and the pain level of primary dysmenorrhea, in which the r value is 0.745 and the p-value is <0.05. The Research results could be disseminated to educational institutions to carry out a program of joint physical activity.Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi oleh keluhan mahasiswi yang mengalami dismenore dan merasa aktivitasnya terganggu. Padahal gejala dismenore dapat diatasi dengan latihan fisik, terapi farmakologi dan non farmakologi. Kurangnya olahraga merupakan salah satu faktor risiko keparahan nyeri dismenore. Apalagi di masa pandemi COVID-19, olahraga menjadi salah satu aktivitas fisik terpenting untuk menjaga kekebalan dan kesehatan fisik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara aktivitas fisik pada masa pandemi COVID-19 dengan derajat nyeri desminore yang dialami mahasiswi. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan cross-sectional dan teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan instrumen International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF). Pengambilan teknik sampel menggunakan purposive sampling sebanyak 194 responden. Hasil uji statistik rank Spearman menunjukkan adanya korelasi antara tingkat latihan fisik selama pandemi Covid-19 dengan tingkat nyeri disminore primer, dimana nilai r = -0,745 dan P-value <0,05. Hasil studi ini dapat diberikan kepada lembaga pendidikan untuk mengadakan program aktivitas fisik bersama