Differences Effects of Sitrulin Giving on Fatigue and Upper Body Pain in Palm Oil Workers PT. Berkat Sawit Utama Batanghari District (Study of the Use of Red Watermelon Fruit)

^Authors: Arief Budiyono¹, Ari Suwondo², Suroto²

¹ Student of Master Program of Health Promotion,

Faculty of Public Health Diponegoro University of Semarang

2 Lecturer Public Health Faculty, Diponegoro University Semarang

Abstract

Work as a palm-loader is a job with high physical activity and a repititive way of working so that workers quickly become exhausted. Red watermelon has a useful sitrulin content to accelerate blood circulation to the tissues and play a role in the body’s metabolism so that excretion of waste metabolism cause fatigue can take place quickly. This study aims to analyze the differences in the effects of giving sitrulin to fatigue and upper body aches. This research is a quantitative research with quacy experiment design. The study design is pretest postest with control group design. Samples in this research were 64 peasants, divided into 2 groups: control group and experimental group. The experimental group was given 250 ml of red watermelon juice made from 400 gr of watermelon meat without any other ingredients. Watermelon juice given for 5 days and given at noon break. Measurement of upper body pain with measurement of visual scale scale analogue scale (VAS) and fatigue with measurement of reaction time. The result is a difference in upper body pain after being given sitrulin (p = 0.034). The reduction of upper body pain is 1.13. There was no difference in fatigue after being given sitrulin (p = 0.453). There was a decrease in fatigue of 14,406 milliseconds. In conclusion there is a difference of upper body pain and no difference in fatigue after given sitrulin. Watermelon juice can be applied by the company as an extra pudding for workers with heavy activity.

Keywords: sitrulin, red watermelon, upper body aches, fatigue

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