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EVALUATION OF DRUG USE FOR RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS IN DEPOK, INDONESIA, BEFORE AND AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL FORMULARY
Get PDFObjective: The aim of this study was to compare the quantity and quality of drug utilization (DU) in patients with respiratory problems at a hospitalin Indonesia before and after the implementation of the national formulary.Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted in 2013 and 2015 at the Depok Hospital in Indonesia. Prescriptions and data frompatients were recapitulated, reviewed, and evaluated using the anatomical therapeutical chemical classification/defined daily doses (DDDs) andDU90% methodologies. The results were statistically analyzed and compared before and after implementation of the national formulary.Results: The quantity of drug use in DDD/1000 inhabitant per day was increased from 0.17 to 0.26 between 2013 and 2015. The quality of druguse was also increased following a decrease in the number of drugs in the DU90% segment. The percentage of drugs that adhered to the nationalformulary was 88.67%; however, no significant difference was noted before and after the implementation of the national formulary.Conclusion: The quantity, quality, and adherence of drug use to the national formulary was increased at the Depok city hospital after the implementationof the national formulary
EFFECTIVENESS OF SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE REMINDERS AND LEAFLETS IN COMPLYING WITH IRON SUPPLEMENTATION IN PREGNANT WOMEN IN DEPOK CITY, INDONESIA
Get PDFObjective: Lack of knowledge about iron supplementation among pregnant women contributes to poor compliance with the therapy. The use of media such as leaflets and short message service (SMS) reminders can be used to improve compliance. This study assessed the effectiveness of SMS reminders and leaflets in complying with iron supplementation in pregnant women. Methods: This quasi-experimental study used two intervention groups with a pre-test and post-test group design. This study was conducted from March to May 2016 in two public health centers in Depok City, Indonesia. A total of 38 respondents in Sukmajaya were given leaflets, and 36 respondents in Pancoran Mas received SMS reminders. Patients\u27 compliance was measured using the MMAS-8 questionnaire, and their hemoglobin levels were measured with HemoCue®. Results: A total of 19 respondents in the leaflet group experienced an increase in their hemoglobin levels (with an average of 0.6 g/dl). A total of 17 respondents in the SMS reminders group experienced an increase in hemoglobin levels (with an average of 1.1 g/dl). Conclusions: There was no difference between leaflets and SMS reminders in terms of improving patients\u27 compliance with iron supplement consumption or with increased hemoglobin levels (p=0.576 and p=0.929, respectively).Â
ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COUNSELING AND DIGITAL BOOKLET BY PHARMACIST ON ADHERENCE AND PAIN CONTROL OF CANCER PATIENTS AT DHARMAIS CANCER HOSPITAL
Get PDFObjective: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of counseling and digital booklet on the level of treatment adherence through reduced pain scale, Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS-8) scores, and pill count scores in patients with cancer pain using opioid analgesics.
Methods: The author conducted this study at Dharmais Cancer Hospital with a quasi-experimental design. The study sample consisted of 134 respondents who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, underwent a counseling intervention, and received a digital booklet. The author divided the sample into two groups, the counseling group (n=67) and the digital booklet group (n=67). Adherence level was measured using MMAS-8 and pill count. The pain scale was measured using the Numerical Rating Scale. Those measurements were conducted before the intervention (pre-test) and after 2 weeks of provisioning counseling and receipt of the digital booklet (post-test).
Results: The results showed that each counseling and digital booklet improve adherence (p<0.05) and decrease pain scale (p<0.05). There was a significant difference in changes in the level of adherence (p=0.027) between the two groups. However, there was no significant difference in changes in the pain scale (p=0.132) between the two groups.
Conclusions: The analysis showed a significant difference (p<0.05) between adherence level and pain scale before and after intervention by both counseling and digital booklet. Nevertheless, adherent increasing and pain scale reduction by counseling is better than a digital booklet
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Perbandingan Penggunaan Obat Rasional Berdasarkan Indikator WHO di Puskesmas Kecamatan antara Kota Depok dan Jakarta Selatan
Get PDFProcurement and distribution of drugs to community health centers generally performed by health office districts, such as Depok City, but in the province of Jakarta conducted by the community health centers in sub district. The purpose of the study was to compare the rational drug use among community health centers in the district of Depok City and South Jakarta. This study used a cross-sectional design conducted in treatment and non- treatment community health centers in District X Depok City and district Y South Jakarta period MarchOctober 2011. Rational drug use data was collected in accordance with WHO procedure. Data was analyzed by Kruskal Walis test. Conclusion of the study shows that rational drug use based on prescribing indicators in community health centers in Depok City relatively better than South Jakarta, but no statistically significant (p> 0.05). Rational drug use based on patient care indicators in community health center South Jakarta is relatively better than Depok city, however, showed no statistically significant (p> 0.05). In contrast to the indicator of drug preparation time in health centers Depok relatively faster than South Jakarta, showed statistically significant (
POLYPHARMACY IN ELDERLY PATIENTS AND THEIR PROBLEMS
Get PDFÂ Aging and diseases associated with aging is a condition associated with old age. An important approach to maintaining health status and physical examination in geriatric patients is very important, including nutrition problems, sight, hearing, urine containment, balance and fall prevention, osteoporosis, and polypharmacy. The use of polypharmacy will give some impact on the elderly, including increasing the improper treatment, adverse drug reactions (ADRs), and some of the problems that affect the changing nature of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs. Aging in the elderly with some diseases, the possibility of getting more number of drugs consequently has the potential to improve prescribing patterns that are not appropriate and contribute to ADRs and hospitalizations. This review will describe the effect of polypharmacy in elderly patients
Analisis Pemberian Antibiotik Berdasarkan Hasil Uji Sensitivitas Terhadap Pencapaian Clinical Outcome Pasien Infeksi Ulkus Diabetik Di RSUD DR. H. Abdul Moeloek Lampung
Get PDFThe administration of antibiotic at RSUD dr. H. Abdul Moeloek Lampung is based on sensitivity test result and empirical therapy on diabetic ulcer. Therefore, the objective of the research is to analyze the effectivity of various antibiotics adminis-tration based on the sensitivity test result on clinical outcome reached by consider-ing influenced factors. On the other hand, total evaluation of the resistances of empirical antibiotic used by considering germ and sensitivity test feature was done. The research was conducted at dr. H. Abdul Moeloek Regional Hospital from April - July 2008 by applying cross sectional design retrospectively. Data was taken by the diabetic ulcer patients medical record which were treated from January 1st 2005 to Mei 30, 2009. Requirement of patient inclution are patient with diabetic ulcer infection, receiving antibiotic recipe, antibiotic given is based on sensitivity test result, patient was cured until getting the doctor approval to go home. The research which involved 98 patient inclution showed that clinical outcome of diabetic ulcer patient who was administered antibiotic based on sensitivity test result was influ-enced by chronic level of patient and age
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Get PDFWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
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