Background: Stroke is a disease caused by disruption of blood flow to areas of the brain that are blocked in the cerebral or cervical arteries which result in decreased or even loss of function controlled by brain tissue. One of the effects caused by stroke is hemiparesis. Rehabilitation therapy plays an important role in a comprehensive restoration of bodily functions due to stroke, this program aims to restore function to reduce disability, one of the treatments is to use acupuncture meridian points. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of acupuncture meridian points in increasing muscle strength in stroke patients. Methods: The research design used in this study was a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design. The number of samples of all stroke patients at the Holistic nursing therapy clinic in Probolinggo and the Healer School Jember Clinic that met the inclusion criteria from October 2020 to March 2021 were 270 respondents. Data collection techniques used observation sheets to assess muscle strength before and after the intervention of acupuncture meridian points in stroke patients. Data analysis used was the Wilcoxon test with a statistical significance value accepted if p <0.05. Results: The results of the data analysis of the intervention group showed a significant value of hand muscle strength (p 0.003; α 0.05) and leg (p 0.005, α 0.05) where (p <0.05) it can be concluded that there is a significant difference in strength. A muscle in the intervention group before and after being given acupuncture. The findings of this study suggest that there is a significant effect of acupuncture on lower and upper muscle strength. Conclusion: In general, the use of acupuncture meridian points can increase muscle strength in stroke patients, so the use of acupuncture meridian points can provide benefits for restoring muscle strength in stroke patients.
Background. The most important thing a person with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) can do is keep their blood sugar levels under control. Objective. Researchers found that when T2DM patients do not control their blood sugar through exercise, the risk of complications is higher. This study aims to determine the relationship between exercise habits and blood glucose levels. Methods. This is a case-control study and the sampling was done using consecutive sampling. Respondents in the study were 80 samples consisting of 40 for the research group and 40 for the control group. Pearson's test and Rank-Spearman's test were used to analyze the data. Results. There is a relationship between the amount of exercise and blood sugar levels (P=0.001; r=-0.384), the type of exercise and blood sugar levels (P=0.002; r=-0.335), and the duration of exercise and blood sugar levels (P=0.015; r=-0.271; r=-0.193). Conclusion. Frequent exercise and long duration are associated with blood sugar levels in T2DM patients. People with T2DM should exercise properly so that their blood sugar levels are controlled.
Dismenore merupakan gangguan ginekologi yang paling sering dialami oleh wanita pada fase menstruasi. Gangguan yang dirasakan berupa nyeri atau kram perut. Untuk mengatasi nyeri haid (dismenore) dapat dilakukan dengan pemberian obat analgesik dan anti inflamasi dan terapi ramuan herbal yang telah di percaya khasiatnya yang berasal dari bahan-bahan tanaman. Tujuan penelitian adalah Perbedaan Efektivitas Ekstrak Jahe dengan Ekstrak Kunyit dalam Mengurangi Nyeri Dismenorhea Primer pada Remaja di Kecamatan Grujugan Kabupaten Bondowoso. Desain penelitian ini adalah penelitian eksperimen. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah remaja di Kecamata Grujugan sebanyak 187 orang. Besar sampel dalam penelitian ini sebesar 58 orang masing-masing perlakukan terdiri dari 29 orang berbeda yang diambil secara purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan kuesioner kemudian data diolah dengan menggunakan SPSS dengan menggunakan Uji Mann-Whitney U Test. Hasil analisis data diketahui bahwa sebagian besar nyeri pada responden yang diberikan Ekstrak Jahe adalah nyeri ringan sebanyak 17 orang (58,6%) dan sebagian besar nyeri pada responden yang diberikan ekstrak kunyit adalah nyeri ringan sebanyak 19 orang (65,5%). Berdasarkan Uji Mann-Whitney U Test diperoleh nilai signifikansi (Asymp. Sig) sebesar 0,012 < 0,05, artinya ho ditolak dan ha diterima, sehingga ada perbedaan Ekstrak Jahe dengan Ekstrak Kunyit dalam Mengurangi Nyeri Dismenorhea Primer pada Remaja di Kecamatan Grujugan Kabupaten Bondowoso. Disarankan agar remaja dapat konsumsi kunyit manakala mengalami dismenore.
Vaksinasi merupakan pemberian vaksin yang khusus diberikan dalam rangka menimbulkan atau meningkatkan kekebalan seseorang secara aktif terhadap suatu penyakit. Rendahnya capaian vaksinasi di kecamatan Tlogosari pada anak usia 6 – 11 tahun disebabkan oleh beberapa hal, antara lain : takut, anak dalam kondisi sakit, anak tidak masuk sekolah dan adanya penolakan dari orang tua. Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui Pengaruh Dukungan Keluarga Terhadap Keikutsertaan Vaksinasi Covid-19 Pada Anak (usia 6 - 12 tahun) di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Tlogosari. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan Mei sampai dengan Juni 2020 yang melibatkan 97 responden dengan tehnik pengambilan Sampling Simple Random Sampling. Analisa data dilakukan secara univariat dan bivarian dengan uji chi square. Dari hasil SPSS (Statistikal Package for the Social Sciens) uji statistik chi square dengan derajat kemaknaan p ≤ 0,05. Didapatkan p value 0,000 yang berarti Ho ditolak dan Ha diterima maka, Terdapat Pengaruh Dukungan Keluarga Terhadap Keikutsertaan Vaksinasi Covid-19 Pada Anak (usia 6 - 12 tahun) di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Tlogosari. dengan tingkat Correlation Coefficient 0,532. Dari hasil penelitian membuktikan bahwa dukungan keluarga terhadap keikutsertaan anak usia (6 – 12 tahun) salah berpengaruh, hal ini didorong oleh kemampuan anak yang masih kurang dalam mengambil keputusan khususnya tentang kesehatan. Dukungan keluarga merupakan salah satu jenis dari dukungan sosial dan penting bagi anak.
Anxiety is overthinking something that has not happened yet. The anxiety of pregnant women can arise because the long wait for birth is full of uncertainty. Much anxiety occurs in pregnant women who are nearing the time of delivery. This study aims to determine prenatal gentle yoga's effect on the anxiety level in third-trimester pregnant women facing childbirth in PMB, Wringin District. The type of research used includes quasi-experimental research (queasy experiment) with pre-test and post-test with control group design. The sampling technique used was systematic random sampling. The research sample was 60 pregnant women divided into two control groups, 30 pregnant women. The analysis used is bivariate analysis. The results showed a significant effect on the intervention group after gentle prenatal yoga was performed, with a sign of value 0/000. The conclusion of this study shows that there is an effect of prenatal gentle yoga on the level of anxiety in third-trimester pregnant women facing childbirth.
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