Advances in Health Sciences Research

This research presents a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based decision-support platform for optimizing site selection and expansion strategies across food and industrial sectors. The system integrates spatial and non-spatial data — such as foot traffic, demographic density, infrastructure access,...

Tuberculosis was a contagious infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Patients who are diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis will arose fear in him. It was important for tuberculosis patients to have confidence to heal or self efficacy. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to analyze...

Objective: Utilizing malapari peel as a raw material of activated charcoal and determine its best quality. Method: The samples were carbonized at a temperature of 300 C, 400 C and 450 C. The resulting charcoal was activated chemically and physically. Activated charcoal was characterized based on SNI...

The nutritional status of toddlers in North Maluku Province in 2003-2017 shows that wasting has decreased from 16.1% in 2003, 15.7% in 2013, and 10.3% in 2017. While the stunting condition has fluctuated from 25.4% in 2003, 18.3% in 2013, and 25% in 2017. Meanwhile, the stunting condition in South Halmahera...

Children who first practice swimming, must first be introduced to the properties of water. The introduction of water really needs to be applied to all those who want to learn swimming specifically for children with intellectual disabilities, of course it is very important to do water swallowing. The...

The injury that many female artistic gymnasts of Club Wimilia Semarang City suffer is an ankle joint injury which causes limited ROM (Range Of Motion) and less than optimal gymnasts during training. From these problems, the need for massage where the goal is to relax and restore the injury to its original...

The purpose of this study was to obtain an overview of the development of Assertive behavior of deaf students through collaborative learning in Assertive Training and Physical Activity. The method used is an experimental method with the design of The Randomized Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design....

Athlete Speed and acceleration data needed for customizing the athlete training program design. This study is conducted to identify and compare the speed and acceleration of ability between woman Soccer and futsal athlete. The samples used in this study are women soccer and futsal players from Soccer...

Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal group that is toxic, dangerous to health and the environment if its present in large concentrations. Experimental research on the utilization of Chlorella Vulgaris non-living cells has been carried out to removing Cd(II) ions from the invention under various conditions and...

This study evaluates the potential of stingless bee (Tetragonula laeviceps) methanol extract and its fractions (hexane, dichloromethane, ethyl acetate, methanol, and acetone-water) as an antibacterial, antioxidant, phenolics content, and LC/MS profiles of dichloromethane fraction. The test was carried...

The increasing elderly population and high prevalence of non-communicable diseases in Indragiri Hulu Regency have positioned preventive healthcare services as a primary priority. However, the utilization of these services among the elderly is influenced by multiple factors. This study aimed to analyze...

Background Anatomical variations of the nose and paranasal sinuses are one of the contributing factors in developing Chronic Rhinosinusitis (CRS) predisposing factor and complications during surgery complicating factors. CT Scan has an important role in diagnosing. One of the tools used...

Arabica coffee leaves and clove flowers are some of the plants that are used as traditional medicine. Both of these plants are known to have secondary metabolites that have stimulant activity. This study aims to determine the stimulant activity of a combination of coffee leaf extract (Coffea arabica...

Anterior crossbite is a malrelation in which one or more anterior teeth are malpositioned palatally or lingually in a centric occlusion with the mandibular anterior teeth. An alternative treatment to correct the anterior crossbite is by using a removable orthodontic appliance. This case report aims to...

Smoking and hypertension have an important role in mechanism of stroke, both of it also act as major risk factor of stroke. The purpose of this study was to know the relation between smoking and hypertension in patients with stroke. This study is a cross sectional study, the sample was taken consecutively....

Hospitals as social organizations responsible for health services for the community are required to always provide good services. Every workplace always contains various potential dangers, with fatigue it can trigger stress that can affect health such as the onset of work stress. Job stress is a dangerous...

Hypertension is categorized as the silent disease since the patients do not know that they have it before taking the blood pressure check-up. Hypertension which is not treated properly and prolonged can effect to stroke, heart attack, and main factor of chronicle kidney failure. The hypertension can...

The aim of the study was to carry out a three-dimensional quantitative analysis of blood supply variants of kidney segments during dichotomous division of the renal artery. The study prepared 116 corrosive preparations of human kidney arterial system, followed by 3D scanning to obtain digital models....

Background: Nurses as providers of nursing care have high responsibilities so they are very vulnerable to burnout. Burnout can be overcome by strategies for solving problem using coping with burnout. The purpose of this literature review is to analyze coping strategies that are used by nurses to deal...

This research aims to determine the effect of the blended learning method on the outcomes of Physical Education learning for the tenth grade students of SMAN 1 Gamping (Gamping 1 High School), Sleman Regency. This research was an experimental study. The research method used one group pretest-posttest...

The problem for Special School teachers today is that they have difficulty delivering manipulative motion material to students with different child conditions. This research and development aim is to develop a teacher module in learning manipulative motion material for class IV SDLB with autism with...

Aim of the study: to examine and compare speed and acceleration at run 60 m test between football and futsal players. This study examined 10 male football players (age 15.4 years; height 164.9 cm; body mass 59.6 kg), futsal players (age 16.7 years; height 169.1 cm; body mass 58.0 kg). Each group twice...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlation between absolut neutrophil counts with the Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) in hyperuricemia. Method: Participants in this study were men 18-65 years old (n = 30). Living in Indonesia the city of Tasikmalaya. Participation selection...

Impact of diabetes distress on diabetes self-care practices have been widely investigated but little known about the implication of the diabetes self-care on diabetic distress. This study is a correlational study that aims to discover the prevalence of distress and its correlation with self-care behavior...

The problem in this study is the ability of passing basketball students who are not optimal. This research is aimed at seeing influences of 3 kg medicine ball training on the passing ability of high school basketball students. This research method is experimental. The population of this study was 28...

Background: The study results in several developing countries show that male and female adolescents aged 18 years have had sex before marriage. Some of the causes of adolescent sexual behavior are due to the lack of communication between adolescents and their closeness to their parents. Teenagers are...

Joint pain is a disorder that can lead to disability and decreased performance. Spiritual cupping care is a combination of prayer and cupping that can increase endorphins and reduce pain in patients with knee joint pain. Objective: The aim of the study was to explain the effect of spiritual cupping care...

This study aimed to test the predictions of anthropometric variability with game performance assessment instrument on volleyball player. This research using descriptive correlation with participants as many as 35 athletes, aged between 20-22 years from three universities club in West Java Indonesia....

Diarrhea is a condition characterized by changes in the consistency of stool from softening to melting, and at least three times a day. Diarrhea is still a public health problem in developing countries such as Indonesia, because of its high morbidity and mortality. Data on diarrhea patients from the...

There have been a few conceptual drawbacks of National Health Insurance (NHI) implementation since it was launched in 2014. One of which is in its policy implemented in which there is a wide gap of the available facilities and health workers in diverse regions in Indonesia. The government can optimize...

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test results in Riskesdas 2007 found that 12.8% of men and 14.7% of women had low TSH levels which indicated a suspicion of hyperthyroidism. The purpose of this research to find out the relationship between hormonal contraception with the incident of hyperthyroidism...

The Indonesian version of the SF-36 Item Health Survey instrument measured quality of life in patients with chronic diseases. However, the validity and reliability of this instrument have not been tested in the post-heart attack patient population. This study aimed to assess the construct validity and...

Objective:. The aim of this research is to identify the potential anti-obesity effect of Jasminum sambac (L.) W.Ait. ethanol extract in high-fat-diet-induced mice. Method: This assay was administered to high-fat diet induced mice for 30 days, to get an increase of body weight of 20% higher than early...

Dengue outbreak occurs in Indonesia, including Medan. We selected socio-demographic profile of the community, its behavior and environment in order to see dengue dynamic within the same location. Medan Baru represents the highest reported case, and Medan Area, for the lowest reported case. A total of...

For more than 5000 years, people have used honey to improve the physical attributes of the musculoskeletal system as well as for health reasons. Honey is mainly composed of carbohydrate (CHO), minerals, and vitamins which are properties that are proved to be able to improve sports performance and general...

The aim of the study was to carry out a three-dimensional quantitative analysis of the variants of blood supply to the segments of the kidneys during dichotomous division of the renal artery. We made 116 corrosive preparations of the human kidney arterial system, followed by 3D scanning to obtain digital...

Physical exercise on high frequency and intensity requires cardiopulmonary endurance. Lung vital capacity is ability of lung to maximum respiration. Oxygen in the air can be distributed if it has iron minerals in hemoglobin. Severe physical exercise interferes with the absorption of iron minerals. The...

The most frequent cause of degenerative diseases of the lumbar spine is Lumbar Disc Herniation (LDH), covering 3% of the population. Lumbar Disc Herniation (LDH) can be recovered with conservative treatment, and this can occur due to a spontaneous resorption process in the intervertebral disc tissue....

Cardiac myxoma is the most frequent primary tumor of the heart, considered a benign, slowly proliferating neoplasm. The incidence of cardiac myxoma is low, with approximately 0.5–1 cases per 1,000,000 individuals per year. Cardiac myxoma can be present at any age but most often in 30–60 years old, with...

With the intensification of aging, improving quality of life and extending lifespan have become critical demands, driving the emergence of relevant technologies. This study develops an evolutionary game model involving the government, emerging technology enterprises, and the user market, incorporating...

The purpose of the study was to increase the ability of swimming distance freestyle between those who used Flippers & back buoy, kickboard aids and those without using tools. Methode; used true experiment, pre-test and post-test design with the control group, and determined randomly assignment devided...

Chronic kidney disease occurs due to impaired kidney function that are progressive and settled. One of the treatment is hemodialysis that performed in a long period, causing changes in the physical, psychological, social, and the economic of the patient. These changes can affect the patient’s coping...

Prematurities or low birth weight commonly contributes to the mortality rate of newborns. About 35% of babies born prematurely are very vulnerable for inability to adapt to the extrauterine environment. This condition often requires intensive monitoring such as the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)...

During the covid-19 pandemics, the government required people to comply with health protocols. Some health protocol demands are such as using masks and maintaining personal sanitation independently. The application of sanitation and hygiene aims to protect the public from the covid-19 virus. Independently,...

Prescription errors are one of the leading cause of harm to the patient at the time of discharge, although advanced technology and computerized systems have improved the field of medicine, medication errors will occur. According to who unsafe medication practices and prescription errors are a leading...

The World Health Organization’s World Mental Health Report highlights the global prevalence of mental disorders, with anxiety and depressive disorders being the most common. Existing treatments for depression and anxiety often use antidepressants and anxiolytics, which have unwanted side effects, delayed...

Smoking has been a part of human life for a long time, including teenagers. Cigarette smoke produced from burning tobacco contains a toxic gas, namely carbon monoxide (CO), which can cause dangerous diseases to the body. The danger posed makes innovations continue to emerge to seek other alternatives...

Teen sexual behavior in the form of desire encourages adolescents to perform the sexual behavior, both with the opposite sex or same sex. So there are still many teenage girls who drop out due to sexual behavior that deviates. The purpose of this study was to investigate factor analysis related to female...

The implementation of distribution Health Human Resources (HHR) has become a plan that must be implemented to support the distribution and improvement of health services, as stated in the 2005-2025 National Long-Term Development Plan (RPJPN) and outlined in the 2005-2025 National Long-Term Development...

Sports injury is something that must be experienced by athletes. The effects of sports injuries not only affect the physical state, but also the psychological state of athletes. This study aims to identify psychological interventions in sports injuries through a systematic review: Methods Scopus, PubMed,...

Direct composite veneer is often done to increase the aesthetics of teeth after bleaching. In direct composite veneer treatment, the presence of free radicals residual after bleaching can inhibit the polymerization of the bonding agent and decrease composite shear bond strength. Increasing shear bond...

The purpose of this study was to examine what elementary school teacher perception of Physical Education’s (PE) is teaching barriers such as institutional barrier, teacher related barrier and student related barrier. Survey methods used in this research. A total of 48 elementary teacher (40 men and 8...

The aim of the study was to conduct a three-dimensional analysis of some variants of a renal artery’ division and its major vessels. We performed 124 corrosive preparations of a human kidney arterial system, followed by 3D scanning to obtain digital models. In a three-dimensional projection, the variants,...

Low Birth Weight events are closely related to nutritional status. The nutritional status of pregnant women both before and throughout pregnancy can describe the availability of nutrients in the mother’s body to support fetal development. Predictors of a woman’s nutritional status throughout pregnancy...

In the 21st century, Sports management is the science and experience for all mankind, in their performances, profession or society that involve the output, stimulation, publicity or classification of any physical exercise associated to an interest or product. Sports institutional management consists...

“Black to Pink Gel” is a topical gel combination of turmeric extract and moringa leaf extract that has the potential as a tyrosinase enzyme inhibitor. This gel acts as a medication for hyperpigmented gingiva. This study aims to determine the most optimal concentration of the gel. This study used an experimental...

One way to lower blood pressure is using feet soaking therapy with warm water using a ginger aromatherapy. Soaking parts of the body into the warm water can improve circulation, reduce edema, and improve muscle relaxation, which leads to blood pressure drop. This study aimed to find out whether there...

In traditional medicine, Z. officinale has been known and used for centuries. However, with the current ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Z. officinale is increasingly being used to treat symptoms of COVID-19 and increase overall immunity. The presence of multiple phytochemicals contained in Z. officinale has...

Background Physical appearance is one type of body image that is the main concern of a woman. If a woman has a positive mind on her body, she will not feel disturbed by her physical condition. On the other hand, a woman who fails to think positively, tends to be dissatisfied with her body...

Hypoestrogen in menopausal women causes loss of glycogen, decreased lactic acid production that could rise the vaginal pH and facilitates the occurrence of infection, irritation and vaginal becomes dry, hot and itchy. The importance of the role of estrogen for women reproduction, encouraging researches...

Adherence to the WHO guidelines for infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practice in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is unsatisfactory. Women’s empowerment has been noticed as the key factor which mediating intra-household resources to achieve optimal IYCF practice. Thus, we undertook a systematic...

This research was aimed at examining the affectivity of the types of goal setting as one of psychological skill training (PST) strategies in mastering clear lob basic skill (clear lob-BS) of badminton game. The research was conducted by administering quasi-experimental method and time series as the design...

Violence against women by partners is a serious problem of public health which contributes to injuries whether as short-term or long-term health consequences. Based on the annual records of the women’s national commission in 2017, there were 259,150 cases of violence against women that being reported...

Background: COVID-19 virus spread rapidly throughout the world. It caused the massive patients admitted to the hospitals with severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome to exceed the capacity of beds in the ICU. It makes the hospital give priority to the ICU bed for the COVID-19 patient with the best...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health problem, and in the South-East Asia Region, 15% are extra-pulmonary TB (EPTB). The occurrence of EPTB in the upper airway, tonsil and the parotid gland is a rare finding. Moreover, EPTB in these regions would present mimicking symptoms as common ENT cases. The...

Background: Medical plasma can generate biological molecules such as ROS and RNS. The medical aspect of plasma is conceptually related to its ability to produce biological molecules, specifically ROS and RNS (commonly abbreviated as RONS). Red dragon fruit extract is better at repairing granulation tissue...

Objective: This study was conducted to prove the antipyretic effect of the (Phaleria Macrocarpa (Scheff) Boerl.) and the effect strength, because the scientific evidence and its benefits were still limited, although empirically its leaf has been widely used by society as antipyretics.Methods: Measurements...

Media/learning tools are one of the important factors to help students succeed in increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of achieving learning objectives in the teaching and learning process in schools. The ball is the dominant tool/media in sport learning. The results of the preliminary study show...

Cardiovascular diseases occupy a leading role in the structure of morbidity and mortality worldwide. This fact justifies the necessity to study cardiovascular risk factors and develop new ways of cardiovascular prevention. Stress is an established cardiovascular risk factor. Future research was needed...

The study is quantitative descriptive which aims to find out the competence of Sport Physical Education and Health teachers, which includes: pedagogical competence, personal competence, social competence and professional competence. The population in this study is all Sport Physical Education and Health...

Depression represents a serious mental health disorder among elderly individuals that is frequently underrecognized, with significant prevalence rates documented in Indonesia. In Medan City, demographic transitions and urbanization challenges potentially increase the risk of depression within the elderly...

Technological developments, particularly in the field of Information and Community Technology (ICT), have made it possible for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to adopt digital technologies that enhance education, research, and community service. These three components are interrelated in higher...

The bad effect of salt have been suspected for a least one hundred years. High salt intake increased production of TGF-β where as TGF-β activates a receptor serine/threonine kinase (RS/TK). Through phosphorylation Smad2/3 and Co-Smad cascade they recruited transcription factors and co-activator for initiates...

Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness that requires long treatment. Caring for schizophrenia in a long period caused a burden for caregivers who took care of a patients at home. Psychoeducational intervention may improve caregivers' outcomes. It was designed to help caregivers reduce their burden...

Indonesia is the largest active smoker in the world, which ranks fifth out of all countries. These active smokers are on average between the ages of 30 to 34 years with a percentage of 33.4 percent. The occupations of these are mostly farmers, laborers, and fishermen as much as 44.5 percent. The impact...

Dyslipidemia is a condition of the lipid profile in the blood at an abnormal level. Based on the 2013 Riskesdas, about 35.9% of the Indonesian population aged >14 years experienced dyslipidemia. Black cumin is an herbal plant that through its antioxidant activity can cure diseases such as dyslipidemia....

Complications resulting from unsafe abortion are among the major complications which account for nearly 75% of all maternal deaths. Unsafe abortion is risky for women with an unintended pregnancy. Unintended pregnancy is one of the important issues in public health because there is a negative relationship...

Thyroid nodules are one of frequent clinical problem with prevalence of 5% palpable nodules. Results of atypia of undetermined significance (AUS) can be found with risk of 5-15% malignancy rates. Management of AUS is still challenging and complex including observation until surgical approach. We present...

Learning is an individual's attempt to experience new behavioral changes in the interaction of his environment. The changes enable individuals to master the material as the goal of learning. Learning mastery needs to be accompanied by a learning approach. The learning approach is divided into two...

Vitamin E is an antioxidant that can be formulated in a cream. VCO can be used as the oil phase in cream and can also function as an antioxidant, moisturizer and emollient. Object: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of concentration level VCO in formula 1 (3%), formula 2 (6%), formula...

Nowadays Futsal is in great demand by various circles. Many people play this sport for leisure or for achievement. Aim of the study to compare the characteristics of physiology, heart rate, blood lactate levels, the number of steps, and energy expenditure for amateur futsal players in two consecutive...

Membership in social security is one of the dimensions formulated by the World Health Organization in achieving Universal Health Coverage. It is also an indicator of the successfulness of the National Health Insurance (NHI) program. In the SP. Padang Subdistrict of Ogan Komering Ilir Regency, the number...

DM is a silent killer disease characterized by increased blood glucose levels and failure of insulin secretion or use of insulin in an inadequate metabolism that can cause peripheral circulation problems called neuropathy. It is estimated that in 2030 the incidence of DM will increase by approximately...

Chronic pain is a common problem affecting the most of the population. This implicates the use of both conventional and alternative therapies. The main objective of the study is to identify efficacies of conventional as well as combinational therapy among individuals with chronic pain. Total of 150 individualshad...

Visual biofeedback is a visual technology similar to video games. Some studies claim that visual biofeedback improves the balance of stroke patients, but others claim that traditional exercise physical therapy is superior to visual biofeedback. This study set out to investigate how biofeedback affected...

This study aims to analyze the effect of giving Positive affirmations through ‘Arunika’ card to anxiety level of women in the first stage of labor. Methods: This type of research is Pre-Experimental Design (Nondesign) using a one group pretest-posttest design. The population was 34 mothers giving birth...

Prayer or Salat in Islam occupies a very important position, even prayer is the second pillar of Islam after the creed, even the command to pray has been instilled since the age of 7 years as described in the hadith of the prophet. Explicitly the hadith of the prophet related to the command to pray at...

Government efforts to develop sports as stated in article 21 paragraph 4 of Law No. 03 of 2005 concerning the national sports system that coaching and developing sports is carried out through family channels, educational channels, and community channels based on the development of sports for all people...

Background: The incidence of chronic kidney disease has been increased every year. One of the treatment in these cases is hemodialysis. Hemodialysis can affect physical dan psychological that affect quality of life in patients. This study was conducted to analyze the differences in quality of life based...

This study aims to analyze the need for audio podcast-based learning media in basketball courses. This research is a type of quantitative descriptive survey research. The subjects of this study were students of the Department of Physical Education, Health and Recreation, Faculty of Sports Science at...

Background The demands of the workplace in carrying out out the practice in the hospital can increase stress because it requires sharpness, and speed in carrying out tasks, so to be competent are needed more professionally. This study aimed to applay the critical thinking model of nurses in carrying...

Length of Stay (LOS) is one of the indicators of quality service in a hospital. Length of Stay is the duration of treatment days in hospital in one period of nursing. One of the factors Influencing LOS is the care giver, in this case is caring behavior from nurses. The purpose of this research was to...

A study was carried out on the selection of priority substances for monitoring the quality of atmospheric air in Bratsk taking into account the criteria of risk to public health. Based on the results of the assessment of the parameters of the population health risk and the hygienic assessment of retrospective...

Background: Hypertension, known as the silent killer, is a rising in the pressure of blood above normal and results in insufficient oxygen and nutrients to the brain. Maintaining blood pressure within normal limits will ensure adequate blood flow to the brain (cerebral perfusion). One important factor...

Background: Less than 25% of asthmatic children are well controlled. Little is known about how parental socioeconomic status affects the level of control of their children suffering Asthma. This may contribute to the successfulness of universal coverage. Objective: To determine the relationship of socioeconomic...

This study aims to see the meaningful results of the implementation of the Complex Training to increase the ability of reaction time and leg power of UPI volleyball athletes. The method used in this study is an experimental method with the design of One group pretest - posttest design by giving treatment...

Cardiovascular reactivity is a response of the cardiovascular system when it reacts to physical stress or psychological stress that can affect hemodynamics. Murottal therapy as a complementary treatment to lower high blood pressure and it is an efficient therapy that can be easily done by every individual....

This study aims to look at the effect of inclusive teaching styles on breaststroke swimming learning outcomes. The teaching style of inclusion has done a lot to understand and explain learners in sports. When using the inclusive teaching style approach, it can introduce various levels of tasks to be...

The study was aimed to investigate the effect of parachute games on hearing impaired students’ development on their assertive behavior. An experiment method using The Randomized Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design was employed to answer the research question. 24 hearing impaired students of SLB Negeri...

Oral health is an inseparable part of health of other organ systems (systemic health). Limited or inadequate dental care causes the most common problems of all health problems in childhood; those are, tooth decay (dental caries), malocclusion, and periodontal disease. Trauma, especially tooth loss, is...