The Effect of Health Education on The Knowledge and Adherence of Diet for Gout Arthritis Patients

Abstract

Uric acid is the result of production by the body, so its quality can be normal in the blood and urine. However, the rest of the protein metabolism of foods containing purines also produces uric acid. One variable that impacts uric acid levels is the knowledge a person has so that a better lifestyle can be improved by providing health education. This research purpose is to establish the effect of health education on knowledge and adherence to the gout diet on gout arthritis patient. Pre-experimental with One group pretest-posttest design has been used in this research. Forty-five respondents were collected using total sampling and a questionnaire was used to measure the data. The analysis data using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test showed that the significance value (p-value) is about 0.000 <0.05 which indicate that there is an effect of health education on knowledge and adherence. It can be deduced there is an effect of health education on knowledge and adherence to diet for gout arthritis patients.

The Effect of Health Education Using Uric Acid Diary Book (URICAB) on Dietary Compliance and Uric Acid Levels in Gout Arthritis Patients

“…The demographic characteristics of the research sample show that the majority of respondents were aged 45-54 years. In receiving health education, age is an influential element (Aupia, 2021). Aupia's research (2021) states that the younger a person is, the easier it is to absorb and accept the information conveyed.…”

“…Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), especially degenerative diseases, are a health problem in Indonesia that requires strong attention because this problem continues to increase (Aupia, 2021). One of the most common degenerative diseases is gout.…”

“…Therefore, an innovative diet therapy is needed to overcome the problems of gouty arthritis patients. This therapy can be carried out by providing information on health education methods to sufferers (Aupia, 2021). Providing health education must be accompanied by supporting media to make it easier for sufferers to understand the information (Nelia Sari, 2020).…”

Literatur Review: Peran konseling gizi dan senam ergonomik dalam menurunkan kadar asam urat pada penderita gout

“…Peningkatan pengetahuan ini menunjukkan bahwa pendidikan kesehatan dapat diterima dengan baik sehingga responden dapat mengatasi penyakit asam uratnya. Pemberian konseling ini tidak hanya akan memberikan perubahan kepada individu tertentu, tetapi juga akan berdampak baik kepada individu lainnya bahkan ke kelompok masyarakat yang lebih besar (Aupia, 2021;Dewantari & Sukraniti, 2020).…”

“…Bagi masyarakat yang belum pernah mendapatkan atau mengikuti konsultasi gizi, hal ini tentunya sangat bermanfaat agar dapat mengatur pola hidup menjadi lebih baik lagi (Mujianto, 2013). Konseling gizi yang diberikan diharapkan dapat meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat mengenai pentingnya untuk mengelola makanan agar dapat menjaga Kesehatan dalam jangka waktu yang Panjang, serta dapat menghindari dampak yang tidak diinginkan khususnya bagi penderita asam urat (Aupia, 2021). Berbagai metode intervensi melalui konseling gizi, penyuluhan, serta menggunakan media edukasi lainnya yang bertujuan untuk memberikan edukasi dan pengetahuan bagi penderita asam urat sehingga dapat berpengaruh terhadap penurunan kadar asam uratnya (Tabel 1).…”