Roni Alfaqih

Introduction: Uremic pruritus is an unpleasant sensation that has been recognized as a frequent complication in patients with chronic kidney disease. This study was undertaken to determine the effect of topical applications for reducing pruritus.Methods: A systematic review was conducted by searching Science Direct, Scopus and Google Scholar to create an integrative 12 articles review focusing on a 10 year period from 2009 to 2018. The language used was English and the studies focused on pruritus, itching, hydration, chronic kidney disease and where the patient did not undergo a kidney transplant. The articles in this systematic review were experimental studies (pre-experimental, true experimental and quasi-experimental).Results: Most of the findings of the studies showed that a topical application for reducing uremic pruritus (clove oil, almond oil, cromolyn sodium 4%, baby oil, sweet almond oil, vinegar and avenasativa, glycerol and paraffin, sericin cream and chia seed oil) can b...

Introduction: Cancer diagnosis can have a profound negative impact on the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of cancer patients. Cancer patients also suffer from psychological pressures including sadness, depression, hopelessness, anxiety and worry. The literature review was employed to determine the effects of depression on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in cancer patients.Methods: A systematic review was conducted by searching the Science Direct, Scopus and Google Scholar databases. The integrative review of the 10 articles was focused on the 10 years period from 2008 to 2018. The language used was English and the search was conducted using predefined keywords.Results: All of the journals discussed the impact of depression treatment on health-related quality of life in cancer patients. Based on all of the journals, depression can be reduced by health education, physical activity and medicine therapyConclusion: Despite the treatment for depression, the patient’s HRQoL d...

BACKGROUND: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) caused physical and psychosocial problems and the risk of amputations and death. AIM: The aim of the study was to overview the feelings of diabetes mellitus patients with DFU. METHODS: A phenomenological qualitative study design was undertaken from January to April 2020. A total of 25 patients with DFU were determined through the purposive sampling technique. The study was conducted among the patients undertaking home-based wound care in Bojonegoro, Indonesia. The proposed discussion guidelines were used to collect the data through in-depth interviews. Colaizzi’s technique was used to analyze the data and it was managed by NVIVO. RESULTS: We emerged two themes: Psychological and physiological response of patients with DFU and coping mechanisms in caring DFU. Among the patients with DFU, we determined their psychological responses and coping mechanisms as reported in this study. CONCLUSIONS: Patients with DFU are expected to be able to control t...

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus increases every year, this case make the risk of diabetes complications increase. One of the complication is diabetic wound.The prevention of wound is needed to avoid diabetic wound. The purpose of this study was to explore  the perceptions of diabetics about prevention of diabetic wounds in  patients. This study design used a qualitative research with phenomenology approach. Data collection used in-depth interview method that involving five participants. The results of this study got 18 themes with a large theme, that is hoping to be able for carry out prevention activities properly so that injuries do not occur. The conclusion of this study is that diabetes mellitus sufferers realize that diabetes is a disease that can makes unstable blood sugar and is caused by poor lifestyle, Patients know that diabetic wounds can occur on himself, so diabetes mellitus suffer take preventive measures such as wearing footwear and be careful in daily activity, d...

Introduction: Diabetic foot ulcers can have an impact on the individual responses related to the disease process and healing. The response depends on the perception of the disease, its severity, the environmental factors and the level of family support. The response that often occurs is the existence of fear and anxiety which is due to the stress experienced by the individual. The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of patients with diabetic foot ulcers. Methods:  This study used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) approach. The methods used to arrange this systematic review included (1) the identification of the variables in the literature, (2) the identification of the relevant literature based on the topic and title, (3) obtaining the literature in full-text form and (4) conducting an analysis of the results from the literature. The databases used to identify suitable articles were Scopus, Google Scholar, Pubmed, ProQues...

Hipertensi menjadi masalah pada lanjut usia karena ditemukan dan menjadi faktor utama payah jantung dan penyakit jantung koroner (Nugroho , 2008). Akibat dari proses menua, pembuluh darah menjadi kaku dan menyebabkan dinding ventrikel kiri berkurang elastisnya, akibatnya kenaikan tekanan darah terjadi secara progresif (Azizah, 2011). Hipertensi yang dialami oleh lansia di Desa Prambatan Kec. Balen kabupaten Bojonegoro semakin meningkat karena selama ini penanganan hipertensi hanya diberikan terapi farmakologi saja. Salah satu upaya yang dilakukan untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut secara non farmakologi dengan rebusan daun alpukat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh rebusan daun alpukat terhadap penurunan tekanan darah pada lansia hipertensi di Desa Prambatan Kecamatan Balen Kabupaten Bojonegoro. Desain yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini, adalah Quasy experiment Pre Test - Post Test control group Design. Populasi seluruh lansia yang mengalami hipertensi di Desa Pram...

Background: One of the complications caused by diabetes mellitus is the problem of diabetic foot ulcers (DFU). The management of the DFU problem can be carried out through the wound care focused on the foot using modern dressings. This research was to determine the effectiveness of modern dressings on the healing process of diabetic foot ulcers.Methods: The methods used in arranging this systematic review were (1) the identification of interventions in the literature, (2) the identification of relevant literature based on the topic and title, (3) obtaining the literature in full-text form and (4) the analysis of the results from the various interventions in the literature.Result: The literature search was carried out in several databases such as Scopus, Google Scholar and Pubmed. The samples in this article were research about the effect of modern dressings in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. A total of 22 evidence bases found 10 studies using the pre-experimental method, 3 RC...