Early detection of COVID-19 disease in the community is essential, one of the ways is by identifying the symptoms of anosmia (loss of sense of smell) and ageusia (loss of sense of taste). However, it is not yet known how the characteristics of these symptoms can be used as a protocol to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This study aims to obtain an overview of the prevalence and characteristics of anosmia and ageusia in adult patients with COVID-19 in the community setting. Descriptive research with a retrospective approach was used to collect outpatients’ data at Puskesmas Kecamatan Cempaka Putih from May – June 2021. A total of 105 participants from 400 patients were selected using a simple random sampling with inclusion criteria were patients who confirmed positive for COVID-19 based on the results of the PCR Swab and had symptoms of anosmia and ageusia. Demographic data and general symptoms of COVID-19 were obtained from the Epidemiological Investigation of Suspected COVID-19 form from the Ministry of Health recorded in medical records, Data on prevalence and characteristics of anosmia and age were obtained through a questionnaire consisting of 12 questions made in google form format and distributed via WhatsApp to the participant. Descriptive analysis showed that from a total of 105 patients in the community with anosmia and ageusia, 103 patients (98.1%) reported anosmia, 50 patients (47.6%) had ageusia, and 48 patients (45.7%) experienced both symptoms. Patients experienced anosmia before being diagnosed with COVID-19 (62, 60.2%) and ageusia after being diagnosed with COVID-19 (28, 56.0%). The median duration of anosmia in days (IQR) was 7 (2) and ageusia was 5 (4). Anosmia and ageusia are symptoms experienced by an adult patient with COVID-19 in the community setting. These two symptoms need to be recognised as typical symptoms of COVID-19, added to the early detection of COVID-19, and included in the self-isolation protocol. Further research on the impact of anosmia and age on health and long-term decline in sensory function after COVID-19 needs to be done.
The number of electronic health applications is increasing, including those that can be used for mental health. Previous studies showed that, use of several applications provides great benefits for mental health and greatly increases accessibility to mental health services. The objectives of this study were to assess needs and expectations of patients with mental disorder and a broad group of stakeholders with the expected end product being a well-functioning user-centered technology-based tool for mental disorders. The research was carried out by involving 80 patients with schizophrenia and 74 family’s caregivers in health services and local offices of health services in five cities of Indonesian capital city, Jakarta. This study was conducted through self-administered questionnaires and interviews where possible from December 2017 to July 2018. A descriptive statistic using proportion was used to present the data. The results indicated that patients needed information relevant to disease, patient care, check-up schedules and consultation with health workers. In addition, patients also wanted to get information on job vacancies due to many of them were unemployed and rehabilitation programs carried out by local health services. This study highlighted the needs to develop a mobile-based application for continuity of mental health services in the community.
The purpose of this research was to review the feasibility of the Me-Co Care to be applied in the community setting as well as its effect in increasing participant's knowledge. This study was conducted in Jakarta, Indonesia, from July to November 2019 and used a pre-post-test without a control group design. Ninety-three participants recruited from five community health centres were assigned to use Me-Co Care. A paired t-Test was used to analyse the mean difference of knowledge before and after the intervention, while the feasibility of application was measured based on the percentage the five evaluation domains. The results showed significant improvement of participants' knowledge after the intervention (mean different 1.67, 95%; CI 0.00-6.00, p-Value 0.000). Patient, caregiver, health volunteer, and mental health nurse found Me-Co Care a satisfied application to be used in community in terms of content, accuracy, format, easiness, and time-saving (ranged 79%-100%). This study revealed Me-Co Care as a potential application in enhancing the quality of mental health services in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Covid-19 or corona virus disease is a new strain of coronaviruses. This disease firstly reported in the city of Wuhan, China, In December 2019. The spread of the virus swiftly became a global health threat. It is believed that patient with chronic diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, auto-immune disease, kidney failure, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cancer, are susceptible to respiratory failure and may have poorer outcome. Covid-19 patient who present with a comorbid condition may experiencing physically and psychological changes. In addition, negative information and stigma in society can cause psychosocial problems, such as anxiety. Aim: This study aims to overcome anxiety by using TANADASHIP. TANADASHIP is a collection of actions include deep breathing, spiritual and five finger hypnosis. Method: In experimental study, using pre-post design, a total of 28 Covid-19 patients with comorbid were included. Before and after intervention, anxiety scale was used to measure and record patient anxiety. Data analysis was performed using SPSS 25.0 Software. Results: The average anxiety score before intervention was not statistically significant (p = 0.052). Discussion:based on the calculation of the data, it was found that there was a decrease in the level of anxiety in the respondents, which previously obtained 14 respondents experiencing anxiety after the intervention using video, it was found that only 6 respondents still experienced anxiety with a mild level of anxiety. Conclusion:Based on the results of the study, the use of the TANADASHIP method is very suitable for reducing anxiety levels. Researchers assess very effective in any situation and condition
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