Journal Of Nursing Practice
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2020): Journal Of Nursing Practice

Effects Of Sunlight Exposure For Treatment of Tuberculosis : Literature Review

Wijaya, Liza Novitasari (Unknown)
Makiyah, Sri Nabawiyati Nurul (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
28 Apr 2020

Abstract

Background: Tuberculosis is a contagious infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium. Tuberculosis which can attack various organs, especially the lungs. It is necessary to study the effectiveness of sunlight therapy and the vitamin D diet as supporting tuberculosis treatment.Objective: This study aimed at investigating the literature for of provision of sunlight in tuberculosis patients.Method: This library review uses a database with the electronic search on Ebsco, ClinicalKey, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect published in 2016 - 2019.Results: Six articles were used to review. The article discusses vitamin D deficiency as a causative factor for tuberculosis, the effectiveness of clinical treatment in a sanatorium using vitamin D and the use of sunlight as a treatment for tuberculosis in the days before the discovery of antibiotics.Conclusion: Sun exposure has been shown to provide a clinical improvement in patients by providing comfort and improving moods that are unable to increase the elimination of bacteria in the lungs.Conclusion: This therapy provides clinical improvement to the patient and provides a calm sensation and improves mood even though it has not been able to eliminate the bacteria in the lungs until anti-TB drugs are found and this sunlight therapy is forgotten.

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Journal Info

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jnp

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Subject

Nursing

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The Journal Of Nursing Practice focuses its article in the field of nursing, which is the branch of health sciences. The scope of this journal articles are: • Medical and Surgical Nursing • Emergency • Maternity And Pediatric Nursing • Psychiatric • Family and Community Nursing • ...