Effectiveness of Allium Sativum and Olive Oil in Overcoming Pruritus in Kidney Failure Patients at Hemodialysis Unit of Dr. Soekardjo Hospital, Tasikmalaya City
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- 10.2991/ahsr.k.200523.036How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Allium Sativum, Kidney Failure, Olive Oil, pruritus
- Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of Allium Sativum and Olive Oil in overcoming pruritus in kidney failure patients at Hemodialysis Unit of dr. Soekardjo Hospital Tasikmalaya City. Method: This study was a pre-experimental study “one group pre-test post-test” design. The sample in this study amounted to 38 people (19 people in Allium Sativum Oil intervention and 19 people in the Olive Oil intervention) were taken using purposive sampling methods that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The instrument in this study used a 5 Dimensions Itch Scale questionnaire adapted from Mayo et al (2010). Research data processed using a paired t-test. Results: The results showed that there was no difference in the degree of pruritus in patients with Kidney Failure after topical Allium Sativum Oil intervention with p-value 0.067. However, there were differences in the degree of pruritus in Kidney Failure patients after topical Olive Oil intervention with p-value of 0.001. Conclusion: Allium Sativum Oil is less effective in overcoming pruritus in Kidney Failure patients at Hemodialysis Unit of dr. Soekardjo Hospital Tasikmalaya City, while Olive Oil is effective in overcoming pruritus in kidney failure patients at Hemodialysis Unit of dr. Soekardjo Hospital Tasikmalaya city.
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TY - CONF AU - Hana Ariyani AU - Rikky Gita Hilmawan AU - Lutfi S Baharudin PY - 2020 DA - 2020/06/08 TI - Effectiveness of Allium Sativum and Olive Oil in Overcoming Pruritus in Kidney Failure Patients at Hemodialysis Unit of Dr. Soekardjo Hospital, Tasikmalaya City BT - The proceedings of the 2nd Bakti Tunas Husada-Health Science International Conference (BTH-HSIC 2019) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 146 EP - 148 SN - 2468-5739 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.200523.036 DO - 10.2991/ahsr.k.200523.036 ID - Ariyani2020 ER -