MEDIA ILMU KESEHATAN

The Effectiveness of montage play therapy on the development of preschool childrent (5-6 year) in Pembina Jebres Kindergarten

2024-04-27T20:53:13+07:00

Background: Early childhood is when a child is 0–8 years old. The golden age is the age when children experience fast and rapid growth and development. If there is a delay in a step of a child's development, it will affect other developments.. One of the games that can stimulate children's development is montage.
Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the development of preschool children (5–6 years old) in Pembina Jebres Public Kindergarten.
Methods: This research method uses quantitative methods with pre-experimental methods using a one-group pre- and post-test design.
Results: The results of this study show that montage play therapy is effective on the development of preschool children (5–6 years old) in Pembina Jebres Public Kindergarten, with proven statistical tests showing a p value <0.000.
Conclusion: Parents can do montage therapy to stimulate child development. Educational institutions develop media to stimulate child development with montage techniques

The role of soybeans on hemoglobin levels in pregnant women Tangerang City in 2022

2024-04-27T20:56:35+07:00

Background: Anemia in pregnancy is a condition of blood hemoglobin (Hb) levels less than 11 g/dl. In Indonesia, approximately 70% of pregnant women suffer from anemia.
Objective: The purpose of this study isto determine the effect of soybeans on hemoglobin in pregnant women.
Methods: The research design used was a pre-experiment with a one group pretest-posttest approach with a population of all patients who carried out pregnancy checks from September to August with a sample of 25 pregnant women.
Results: The effect of soybeans on hemoglobin in pregnant women at Az-Zahra Clinic 2 Tangerang City are significant 5% (0.05) from the test results obtained the significance value is P = 0.000 < 0.05 meaning H 0 rejected.
Conclusion: the conclusion is that there is a role and relationship between soybeans to an increase in hemoglobin in pregnant women

Medication adherence and therapeutical outcome in hypertension patients at the Mlati II health center

2024-04-27T21:41:53+07:00

Background: Hypertension is a chronic disease that needs to be treated properly and continuously. One of the critical successes of therapy is medication adherence by patients.
Objective: Determine the correlation between medication adherence and therapeutic outcome in hypertension patients at the Mlati II health center.
Methods: This is a non-experimental study with a cross sectional design analysis, by purposive sampling technique. Adherence was obtained in the form of adherence levels measured using the MMAS-8 questionnaire, therapeutic outcomes assessed by measuring a patient's blood pressure. Then the data were analyzed using the Chi-square test to determine the relationship between the level of adherence and therapeutic outcomes.
Results: From 76 hypertension patients, the majority aged 46-55 years (44.7%), female gender (69.7%), senior high school (39.5%), employment status did not work (55.3%), long suffering from hypertension <5 years (76.3%), received single therapy (61.8%) with the type of antihypertension drug amlodipine (59.2%), low adherence category rate (39.5%), outcome of therapy with uncontrolled blood pressure (60,5%), and significancy level p = 0,997>0,05
Conclusion: There is no relationship between the level of adherence to the use of antihypertension drugs and the outcome therapy of controlled blood pressure at the Mlati Il health center

Analysis of factors related to unmet need for family planning in Bantul, Di Yogyakarta

2024-04-27T20:59:50+07:00

Background: Unmet need for family planning refers to women who wish to delay or limit births but didn’t use contraceptive methods to achieve them. Factors related were marital status, place of residence, and access to health services. Occupational factors, sources of information, husband’s support for family planning, and discussions about family planning with husbands were also related to unmet need.
Objective: To identify that most influence unmet need for family planning in Bantul District, D.I. Yogyakarta.
Methods: Research design using a cross-sectional approach with a cluster random sampling technique, namely 331 couples of reproductive age in Wonokromo I and Wonokromo II villages. The research instrument was a questionnaire. The results were analyzed using Chi-square test and multivariate with logistic regression.
Results: Chi-square test on variables of knowledge about family planning p=0.406, access to family planning services with p-value=0.005, sources of information p=0.001, discussion of family planning with husbands p=0.001, and husband’s support in family planning with p=0.001. The OR value of discussing contraception with the husband were 6.3.
Conclusion: The most dominant factor related to unmet need for family planning in Bantul district, D.I. Yogyakarta were a discussion of family planning with husbands

The benefit of saffron on reducing anxiety symptoms among nursing students

2024-04-27T20:58:20+07:00

Background: Nursing students have higher levels of anxiety than students of others majors. Common stressors perceived are rigorous courses, a mandatory curriculum requires students facing frequent transitions from classroom to intensive lab and hospital also frequent enforcement of exams. Dealing with those situations, students attempt to deal and cope through the negative mode of action such as consuming alcohol, marijuana, smoking, and drug abuse. It is essential to manage those problems through effective intervention
Objective: This study aims to understand the potential effects of saffron to treat anxiety among college students.
Methods: We conducted an un-blinded experimental study. 78 nursing students perceiving anxiety, divided into two groups, the saffron group (n 42) and control groups (n 36). Treatment protocol was saffron group received saffron as brewed drinks, while control group drinks regular tea. The treatment duration is two weeks. Outcome assessed with DASS 21 Checklist, at baseline, and after 2 weeks therapy.
Results:. Saffron had a more significant impact on the anxiety level among the intervention group. The mean anxiety scores decreased from 13,8 to 9,2 for the saffron group (p 0,0001).
Conclusion: Our findings suggest that saffron is effective to reduce anxiety level among nursing students