Meta-Analysis the Effect of Acupressure in Lowering Pain of Dysmenorrhea

Background: Dysmenorrhea is the most common cause of lower abdominal pain and has a negative impact on women's quality life resulting in activity limitations. Non-pharmacological management can be used as an intervention dysmenorrhea. Acupressure therapy that given by massaging or pressing certain points. The purpose this study was to analyze effect acupressure reducing dysmenorrhea pain. Subject Method : This meta-analysis with following PICO, population: Women aged 16-30 years old primary Intervention: administration Therapy. Comparison: not performed. Results: Decreased articles were obtained from three databases, namely Google Scholar, Pubmed, Science Direct. Keywords search for “Acupressure” OR “Acu­pressure Therapy” AND “Sanyinjiao Point (SP6)” “Hequ (LI4)” “Dysmenorrhea” “Primary Dysmenorrhea” “Menstrual Pain” “Randomized Controlled Trial”. included are full-text English Randomized Control Trial design 2007 2022. selected using PRISMA flow diagrams. Articles analyzed Review Manager 5.3 application. Results Meta-analysis 9 randomized controlled trial Asia Europe concluded reduce (SMD= -0.66; 95% CI = -0.96 -0.36; p < 0.001). Conclusion: affect reduction women complaints Keywords: Acupressure, relief, Correspondence: Anisya Fajar Rahmawati. Masters Program Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java, Indonesia. Mobile: +6285715840985. Email: anisyafajar25­@gmail.com. Indonesian Journal Medicine (2022), 07(01): 51-60 https://doi.org/10.26911/theijmed.2022.07.01.06