The Effects of Chromotherapy on the Stress Level of Patients With Hypertension

Hypertension contributes to 7.5 million deaths or 12.8% of the total mortality rate globally, making it one of the major health problems and is the leading cause of death every year. The high mortality and morbidity rate of hypertension are related to depression and stress. Hence, preventive actions in reducing the stress levels and blood pressure are required. Chromotherapy is a non-pharmacological therapy option to lower blood pressure that has several advantages; inexpensive, easy implementation, and minimal side effects. This research aimed to determine the effectiveness of chromotherapy on the stress level of patients with hypertension. This is a pre-and-post-test quasi-experimental study involving 120 patients with hypertension. The chromotherapy effectively reduce stress level and blood pressure of the treatment group (p0.05). Moreover, the mean score of stress level of treatment group was decreased to 40.10 (± 10.516), while the control group experienced the opposite; an increased mean score to 80.90 (± 12.288). Furthermore, the decreased blood pressure of treatment group was observed by 10-14 mmHg after chromotherapy treatment was given. The chromotherapy is a new innovation in complimentary therapy and can be used as an alternative non-pharmacological treatment that effectively reduces stress level and blood pressure.

The Effect of Self-Evacuation Drill on The Preparedness Level of Children with Disabilities in Facing Tornado Disaster

Many of these casualties are high risk groups, one of which is children with disabilities.  This study aimed to investigate the preparedness level of children with disabilities in facing tornado before and after participating in the self-evacuation drills. This is a quasi-experimental study with one group pre- and post- test with control group design.  Results indicated that the preparedness level of children with disabilities in intervention group before intervention was 46.47 (±13.101), while in control group was 43.13 (±13.101). After intervention, the preparedness level in intervention group increased significantly compared to control group (p=0.000) and the mean of preparedness level in intervention group rose to 51.63 (±10.516) while control group did not record any increase with a mean of 41.20 (±12.288). These findings suggest that a learning method through a self-evacuation drill with audio-visual technique is more effective to improve the understanding of preparedness to face tornado among children with disabilities

The Effect of Chromotherapy on Decreased Blood Pressure during Sleep in Hypertension Patients in Kupang, Indonesia

Various efforts to prevent the increasing prevalence of deaths due to hypertension continue to be developed, including alternative medicine systems (CAMS). One of the alternative treatment methods recommended by the world, easy, cheap, and efficient is chromotherapy or light therapy. The purpose of this study was to look at the influence of chromotherapy in lowering blood pressure during sleep in hypertension sufferers. The research method used is quasy experiment with the design of one group pre- and posttest with a control group design. Sampling techniques are carried out using purposive sampling with the number of 120 respondents. The results of this study have proven that chromotherapy has a tremendous effect in lowering blood pressure by 10–30 mmHg during sleep 15–35 minutes by utilizing the blue and green spectrum that affects the work of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves so as to provide elements of relaxation and lower blood pressure. The pretest result of the treatment group obtained a mean from 172/96 to 158/93 mmHg, which showed a decrease while in the control group, there was no significant change with mean values of 166/96 and 166/97 mmHg

Association Between Family Support and Nurse Motivation in Managing Patients with COVID-19

Background: Coronavirus (COVID19) is a world public health emergency. The coronavirus transmission is highly fast that health workers are at high risk of contracting COVID-19. It raises excessive anxiety for nurses when caring for COVID-19 patients, so one way to help reduce the fears and worries nurses face is by providing support and motivation from their families.Purpose: This study aims to determine the relationship between family support and nurses’ motivation in caring for Patients with COVID19.Methods: The method used was correlational quantitative, involving 84 nurses caring for Patients with COVID19.Result: The results of the spearman rank test showed a p-value of 0,001 ≤ α 0,05, which indicated a relationship between family support and the motivation of nurses in caring for Patients with COVID19. Furthermore,the coefficient correlation (r = 0,362) had a low level of relationship with a positive direction of the relationship.Conclusion: It can be concluded that family support is very important in the psychological dimension by positively affecting nurses' work motivation