Background: Leprosy has a tendency to have physical impacts with disability on sufferers so that it affects community stigma, social isolation, welfare to quality of life. One of the efforts to prevent disability with good self-care. The objective was to determine the relationship between self-care agency and the level of disability to patients with leprosy at Daha Husada Hospital Kediri. Subjects and Method: A cross sectional study was conducted in Daha Husada Hospital, Kediri, East Java, in March, 2021. A sample of 115 patients was selected by purposive sampling. The dependent variable was the level of disability. The independent variable was self-care agency. Data were collected using questionnaires and observation sheets with ordinal scale, then analyzed using statistical test of Spearman's Rho. Results: Less ability of leprosy patients in self care agency, the greater the level of disability (r= 0.62; p< 0.001). Conclusion: Less ability of leprosy patients in self-care agency, the greater level of disability. Patient are needed to improve the awareness in self-care activities and follow counseling in health services.
Backgrounds: Hypertension is a degenerative disease that affects public health and is a silent killer. In Indonesia, the prevalence of hypertension based on measurement results at the age of 18 years increased from 25.8% in 2013 to 34.1% in 2018. One of the efforts that can be done to lower blood pressure is traditional medicine using green tea and celery leaves. This study aimed to analyze the effectiveness of green tea and celery leaves in reducing blood pressure among people with hypertension. Subjects and Method: This was a randomized controlled trial (RCT) conducted in Joho, Wates, Kediri. A total of 40 patients with hypertension were divided randomly into two groups: (1) 20 patients in the experimental group who received green tea treatment, and (2) 20 patients in the experimental group who received celery leaves treatment. The dependent variable was systolic blood pressure. The independent variables were green tea or celery leaves. The data on blood pressure (mmHg) was measured by sphygmomanometer. The mean difference between the experimental and control groups were tested by independent t-test. Result: Mean systolic blood pressure (mmHg) after intervention in the green tea group (Mean= 130.20; SD= 3.40) was comparable with that in the celery leaves group (Mean= 128.17; SD= 2.71), and it was statistically non-significant (p= 0.120). Conclusion:The effectiveness of green tea and celery leaves is comparable in reducing systolic blood pressure among patients with hypertension.
Pendahuluan: Diabetes mellitus merupakan penyakit kronis akibat pankreas tidak dapat memproduksi insulin sehingga terjadi kenaikan kadar gula dalam darah. Salah satu komplikasinya adalah luka kaki diabetik. Perawatan luka menggunakan lidah buaya dan madu dapat membantu penyembuhan luka diabetik. Tujuan: penelitian untuk mengetahui pengaruh perawatan luka menggunakan lidah buaya dan madu terhadap penyembuhan luka diabetik pada pasien diabetes mellitus di Klinik Griya Husada Kota Kediri. Metode: Desain penelitian menggunakan Pra-Experiment dengan One Group Pra-Postest Design. Populasi penelitian adalah seluruh pasien diabetes mellitus sebanyak 20 responden yang diambil dengan teknik total sampling. Hasil: penelitian didapatkan luka degenerasi yang akhirnya beregenerasi 2 responden (10%), luka regenerasi yang memiliki jaringan sembuh 5 responden (25%). Analisa data dengan Wilcoxon didapatkan perbedaan sebelum dan sesudah perawatan luka (p=0,008<0,05), maka Ho ditolak dan Ha diterima. Kesimpulan: Maka disimpulkan terdapat pengaruh perawatan luka menggunakan lidah buaya dan madu terhadap penyembuhan luka diabetik pada pasien diabetes mellitus di Klinik Griya Husada Kota Kediri. Disarankan lidah buaya dan madu dapat diaplikasikan dalam perawatan luka untuk mempercepat proses penyembuan pada luka diabetik. Kata Kunci: Lidah Buaya, Madu, Luka Diabetik
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