ITD researchers study Zingiberaceae potential as Anti-HIV drug candidate
UNAIR NEWS – As of 2019, about 38 million people have been reported to be living with HIV, and 690,000 people have died due to AIDS-related illnesses. So it is necessary to use drugs known as antiretrovirals (ARVs) with complex dosage regimens. However, prolonged use of ARV leads to some adverse effects, including drug/ARV resistance. […]
Can high-fat diets help you lose weight quickly?
Obesity or overweight has become a world phenomenon; its prevalence is increasing every year. In 2016, WHO indicated that more than 1 billion people worldwide suffer from overweight, and 650 million of them are diagnosed as obese. Obesity harms health, and there is a risk factor for metabolic syndrome. The cause of obesity is that […]
PPI (Pupillary Pain Index) as an alternative to the QoR-40 Questionnaire in measuring recovery quality in postoperative patients
Postoperative pain causes several effects greater patient’s pain, slower healing, and a higher risk of chronic pain. Several tools can be used to assess or measure postoperative pain such as the Numeric Rating System (NRS), Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), and questionnaires. One of the questionnaires that can be used is QoR-40 (The Recovery Quality Questionnaire) which measures the quality of postoperative patient […]
The role of albumin in the wound healing process of hypoalbuminemia patients
The prevalence of malnutrition is around 30 percent – 50 percent of the total world population. Malnourished patients with protein deficiency conditions have a higher risk of infection, take more prolonged wound healing, and require more extended treatment. Hypoalbuminemia is a condition in which someone’s body experiences a deficiency in albumin caused by a lack […]
Application of family resilience model in caring for patient with Schizophrenia
The existence of schizophrenic patient in a family makes the family feel depressed or stressed. Unbalanced division of family roles, financial constraints, and lack of family understanding to accept schizophrenic patient cause the family to feel burdened. Meanwhile, outside the family there is stigma from the community, limited social support and inaccessible mental health services […]
Psychosocial approach to help the recovery of person with Schizophrenia
Person with schizophrenia (ODS) experience various changes from their illness. These changes include ways of thinking (cognitive), ways of expressing feelings (emotional), and ways of interacting with other people around them (social). Around 70-80 percent of ODS experience cognitive decline compared to the normal population. Impaired cognitive function in ODS causes obstacles in carrying out […]
Nurses shift handover instrument with SBAR improves quality of patient services
Nurses shift handover is a delegation of authority and primary responsibility in providing care to patients between shifts at the hospital. The activity in the handover is to submit a report on the condition of the patient based on nursing care carried out by the nurse during her work hours. The purpose shift handover is […]
Individual factors are important in determining quality of life of nurses in hospitals
The individual factors of nurses are very important and determining the nurse’s satisfaction with the quality of their work life. The results showed that age, years of service, experience, level of education, sex, job title, motivation, number of children, and family burden can improve the quality of life. Nurses in carrying out their duties will […]
Sleep Disorders in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Sleep disturbance is reported to have a relationship with risk factors for cardiovascular diseases that commonly found in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). One of the methods that can be used in assessing a person’s sleep disorder is to evaluate a person’s sleep quality. Among them by using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), […]
Stress as trigger to poor audit quality
Some researches show that the act of declining audit quality is considered a deliberate practice. It causes opinions on financial statements to be incorrect. Stress factors are considered as the main trigger. This stress arises because of role conflict, role ambiguity and role overload. This study was conducted to 44 auditors. Samples were selected by […]
Entrepreneurial spirit: Born or formed?
When Indonesia experiences economic downturn and the number of unemployment rises, it is necessary to have entrepreneurs who can make new jobs. The government will not be able to work on all aspects of development. Therefore, people who have an entrepreneurial spirit will become a very important development potential and should be encouraged to become […]
Impact of Cd and Cu on Growth of Skeletonema costatum
Heavy metal level keeps increasing in the environment. One of them, in the aquatic environment. This increase was caused by human activities in various fields. It is indicated by an increase in copper (Cu) levels in the sea by 9 x 10 6 tons per year (Pinto et al., 2003). Cu is one of the important elements needed by organisms […]