Pengaruh Blog Edukatif Tentang Hipertensi terhadap Pengetahuan Tentang Hipertensi dan Perilaku Diet Hipertensi pada Pasien Hipertensi di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Wirobrajan YOGYAKARTA

Background: Hypertension is one of the noncommunicable diseases which is still a major problem around the world because of its prevalence remains high and continues to rise. Increasing prevalence of hypertension is caused by many factors including lack of knowledge about hypertension and unhealthy dietary behavior. One of the eff ort to improve the knowledge and dietary behavior is providing health education with the use of electronic media through utilization of educational blog.Porpose: the aims of this study were to determine the eff ect of the educational blog about hypertension on the knowledge of hypertensive and hypertension dietary behavior of the patients in Wirobrajan Public Health Care Center of Yogyakarta.Method: This research used Quasi Experiment with one group pre-post test design. The total samples were 21 respondents that taken by purposive sampling method. Statistical tests that used was Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test with signifi cance level p> 0.05 level to analyze knowledge about hypertension and Paired t Test to analyze dietary behaviors of hypertension.Result: The results showed that there were a signifi cant eff ect to the knowledge about hypertension (Z=-3.639, p=0,00) and dietary behavior of hypertension (t = -6,185, p =0,00) after providing educational blog about hypertensionConclution:There were eff ects of educational blog about hypertension on the knowledge about hypertension and dietary behaviors of hypertension of hypertensive patient in Wirobrajan Public Health Care Center of Yogyakarta

Effect of Self-Efficacy Enhancing Education Program on Family Caregivers\u27 Competencies in Caring for Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the effect of a self-efficacy enhancing education program on family caregivers\u27 competencies regarding perceived confidence and performance in caring for patients with mild TBI in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Methods: The quasi-experimental study, two groups pre-test and post-test design was conducted. Fifty family caregivers and patients with mild TBI who met the inclusion criteria were recruited. The first 25 control group received the routine care were, while another 25 subjects in the experimental group received a self-efficacy enhancing education program developed by the researchers. The program was constructed using Bandura\u27s four sources of self-efficacy. The family caregivers\u27 perceived confidence and performance were measured by using the Perceived Confidence Questionnaire (PCQ) and the Performance Questionnaire (PQ). The data were analyzed using paired t-test, independent t-test, Wilcoxon Signed Rank test, and Mann-Whitney U test. Results: The findings showed that the family caregivers who participated in the program had a higher in perceived confidence (t = 8.30, p < .05) and performance (U = .00, p < .05) in caring for patients with mild TBI upon the completion of the program. Conclusion: This study suggests the program may have contributed in improving the family caregivers\u27 competencies regarding perceived confidence and also influencing their performance in caring for patients with mild TBI. Therefore, this program is recommended for nurses to extend this knowledge for nursing practices and improve family caregivers\u27 competencies in caring for patients with mild TBI before and after discharge