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Effects of Incremental Shuttle Walk Test on Maximal Oxygen Consumption and Comfort in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Undergoing Phase 3 Cardiac Rehabilitation
Full text linkCoronary artery disease (CAD) is a condition characterized by impaired cardiac function due to a reduced blood supply to the myocardial tissue, resulting from narrowing or obstructing of the coronary arteries. This condition can negatively impact the physical, psychological, and social dimensions of the patient’s life, often leading to a decline in maximal oxygen consumption (VO2max) and perceived comfort. One solution for increasing the decreased VO2max is cardiac rehabilitation. Cardiac rehabilitation is an effective preventive and recovery intervention that includes assessments of VO2max, and the effects of the incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) on the VO2max and comfort of CAD patients. This is a quasi-experiment with a pre-post control group design. Consecutive sampling was used to recruit 60 respondents, who were then divided into a control and an intervention group, with 30 respondents in each group. VO2max was measured using the distance achieved in the ISWT, and comfort was assessed using the Shortened General Comfort Questionnaire (SGCQ). Data were analyzed using a paired t test to determine whether the mean pretreatment VO2max and comfort levels significantly changed after the treatment. VO2max and comfort showed significant improvements after the ISWT (p = 0.001 for both variables), confirming the effectiveness of ISWT in CAD patients undergoing phase 3 cardiac rehabilitation. Therefore, ISWT should be considered an integral part of cardiac rehabilitation for the management of CAD patients after hospital discharge.
Keywords: comfort, coronary artery disease, incremental shuttle walk test, VO2max
Abstrak
Pengaruh Incremental Shuttle Walk Test terhadap Konsumsi Oksigen Maksimal dan Kenyamann Pada Pasien Penyakit Jantung Koroner yang Menjalani Rehabilitasi Jantung Fase 3. Penyakit Jantung Koroner (PJK) merupakan suatu kondisi yang ditandai dengan gangguan fungsi jantung akibat berkurangnya suplai darah ke jaringan miokardium yang disebabkan oleh penyempitan atau penyumbatan arteri koroner. Kondisi ini dapat berdampak negatif terhadap aspek fisik, psikologis, dan sosial dalam kehidupan pasien, yang sering kali menyebabkan penurunan konsumsi oksigen maksimal (VO2max) serta kenyamanan yang dirasakan. Salah satu solusi untuk meningkatkan VO2max yang menurun adalah melalui rehabilitasi jantung. Rehabilitasi jantung merupakan intervensi yang efektif dalam pencegahan dan pemulihan, yang mencakup penilaian terhadap VO2max serta pengaruh Incremental Shuttle Walk Test (ISWT) terhadap VO2max dan kenyamanan pasien PJK. Penelitian ini merupakan kuasi-eksperimen dengan desain pre-post control group. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan secara consecutive sampling terhadap 60 responden yang kemudian dibagi menjadi dua kelompok, yaitu kelompok kontrol dan kelompok intervensi, masing-masing terdiri dari 30 responden. VO2max diukur berdasarkan jarak yang dicapai dalam pelaksanaan ISWT, sedangkan kenyamanan dinilai menggunakan Shortened General Comfort Questionnaire (SGCQ). Analisis data dilakukan dengan paired t-test untuk mengetahui apakah terdapat perubahan yang signifikan pada nilai rata-rata VO2max dan tingkat kenyamanan sebelum dan sesudah intervensi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya peningkatan yang signifikan pada VO2max dan kenyamanan setelah intervensi ISWT (p = 0,001 untuk kedua variabel), yang menegaskan efektivitas ISWT pada pasien PJK yang menjalani rehabilitasi jantung fase 3. Oleh karena itu, ISWT sebaiknya dipertimbangkan sebagai bagian integral dalam program rehabilitasi jantung untuk penatalaksanaan pasien PJK pasca perawatan rumah sakit.
Kata Kunci: incremental shuttle walk test, kenyamanan, penyakit jantung koroner, VO2ma
The Effectiveness of Lullaby Music Therapy on Cough Intensity in Toddlers with ARI
Full text linkARI cases in the Banten area were 48,621 (53%). The age group that is most at risk of developing ARI is children under five (1-4 years) at 8.0%. The purpose of this study was to see the effectiveness of music therapy in reducing cough intensity. Quasi-experimental research method with pretest-posttest with the control group. The study sample consisted of 36 respondents (intervention and control groups). Inclusion criteria were patients with ARI, toddlers and preschoolers. place of research in the Banten regional hospital. Instruments are a scale for scoring cough and music Lullabies. Intervention and observation for the control group were carried out for 30 minutes 3 times with a pre and post-test. The analysis was carried out by frequency test and correlation test. Pre and post-cough intensity scores were analyzed using the dependent t-test. The results showed that Lullaby music therapy was effective on the cough intensity of children under five with ISPA (p<.05). Music therapy with complete administration has an effect on cough intensity (P<.05). Conclusion, music therapy is effective in reducing the cough intensity of toddlers with ARI
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe 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
Full text link“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
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe 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
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Penerapan Evidence-Based Nursing Pengaruh Earplug dan Eye Mask terhadap Kualitas Tidur pada Pasien di ICU
Full text linkGangguan tidur di ICU disebabkan oleh banyak faktor, diantaranya lingkungan, kebisingan, pencahayaan, kegiatan perawat, penyakit yang diderita, tindakan keperawatan, terapi obat, dan ventilasi mekanik. Efek yang ditimbulkan akan memengaruhi fungsi kekebalan tubuh, sistem metabolisme, regulasi sistem saraf pusat, dan kondisi psikologis. Tujuan penelitian ini menerapkan dan membuktikan efektifitas penggunaan Earplug dan Eye Mask dalam meningkatkan kualitas tidur pada pasien di ICU. Desain yang digunakan randomized controlled trial (RCT) crossover design. Peneliti membagi Group A dan Group B dengan simple random sampling. Jumlah sampel 24 responden. Instrumen kualitas tidur menggunakan Richard Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ). Data dianalisis dengan uji Independent Sample T-Test. Hasil penelitian didapatkan p-value < 0,05, berarti pada alpha 5% terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan kualitas tidur antara malam pertama dan kedua pada masing-masing group sehingga disarankan dijadikan evidence based di rumah sakit sebagai salah satu terapi komplementer yang dapat dijadikan intervensi mandiri keperawatan untuk membantu mengatasi gangguan tidur.
Abstract
Evidence-Based Nursing Application Effect of Earplugs and Eye Mask on Quality Sleep in Patients in ICU. Sleep disorders in ICU are caused by many factors, including environment, noise, lighting, nursing activities, illness, nursing, medication therapy, and mechanical ventilation. The effects will affect the immune function, metabolic system, central nervous system regulation, and psychological conditions. The purpose of this study to apply and prove the effectiveness of the use of Earplug and Eye Mask in improving sleep quality in patients in ICU. The design used randomized controlled trial (RCT) crossover design. The researchers divide Group A and Group B by simple random sampling. The Total sample of 24 respondents. Sleep quality instrument using Richard Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ). Data were analyzed by the Independent Sample T-Test. The result of this research is p-value <0,05, mean at alpha 5% there is a significant difference of sleep quality between first and second night in each group so it is suggested to be an evidence-based in a hospital as one of complementary therapy which can be made independent intervention nursing to help overcome sleep disorders.
Keywords: earplug, eye mask, ICU, sleep qualit
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
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