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Althea Medical Journal
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Althea Medical Journal (AMJ) is a peer reviewed electronic scientific publication journal which is published every 3 months (March, June, September, and December). Althea Medical Journal publishes articles related to research in biomedical sciences, clinical medicine, family-community medicine, and public health.
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Correlation between Short-Term Memory and Achievement of Athletes Mustari, Ryandika Elvereza; Lubis, Leonardo; Kurniani, Nani
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Background: Human activity is largely related to thought processing or cognition. One of the most important components of cognition is memory. Individuals who undergo heavy activities, such as athletes, use a lot of memory in the subject’s activities, especially during competitions. The purpose of this study was to find out whether there was a correlation between the capability of short term memory with the performance of an athlete during a competition, especially those measured by achievements.Methods: This study was an analytic observational correlation study with a cross-sectional design and involved 201 athletes as respondents from 12 branches of sports. The study was conducted in the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) building from September to November 2015. Digit Span Forward and Backward were used to collect short term memory data and was performed after a consent form and the respondent’s identity was recorded. The athlete’s achievements data was gathered by an interview and recapitulation of athlete’s achievements in the last five years.Results: OA total of 186 data was analyzed and found a negative and  insignificant correlation between achievement and short-term memory based on digit span tests both forward (r=0.095 p=0.196) and backward(r=0.039 p=0.196). Conclusions: There is no correlation between short term memory and the achievements of an athlete.   
Quadriceps and Hamstring Muscle Strength in Elderly based on Lifestyle Sze Lyn, Pang; Moeliono, Marina A.; Dewi, Sumartini
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Background: Studies have shown that muscle strength will decline with aging and inactivity, with 1% to 3% loss of muscle strength each day. Nevertheless, different lifestyles have different effect on muscle strength. This study was conducted to analyze the differences in quadriceps and hamstring muscle strength in elderly from 60–79 years olds according to lifestyle.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from September to November 2015. The subjects were 31 older persons from community who voluntarily participated the research procedure and were divided into 2 groups, active group and sedentary group according to International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ). Quadriceps and hamstring muscle strengths were measured using the push and pull dynamometer. The collected data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon rank sum test and the unpaired t-test. Results: This study discovered that the mean difference in hamstring muscle strength was 6.09 ± 0.70, p< 0.001; median difference in Quadriceps muscle strength was 5.00 (13.00, 6.50), p<0.001. Conclusions: There is a higher Quadriceps and Hamstring muscle strength in elderly active lifestyle compared to elderly sedentary lifestyle.  
Concentration Level Differences between Athletes of Body Contact and Non-Body Contact Sports Tache, Nisrina; Lubis, Leonardo; Saputra, Lucky
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Background: Concentration is one of the components of cognitive function, which is important for athletes in all sport branches. Every branch of sports has their own different characteristics, body contact or non-body contact, seen from the aspects of game activity that have direct or indirect physical contact, rules of the sports, behavior of the athlete and psychological demands. Basically, both sports branches need good level of concentration in order to display their best performance. The study aimed to determine the difference of concentration level between athletes of body contact and non-body contact sports. Methods: This study was an analytic observational study with cross-sectional design, conducted in the Indonesian National Sport Committee (Komite Olahraga Nasional Indonesia, KONI) Secretary Office in September 2015. Primary data were taken using the instrumental concentration test namely Grid Concentration Test. One hundred ninety three athletes were obtained and grouped in body contact (111 athletes) and non-body contact sports (82 athletes). Statistical analysis was performed using the non-parametric test of Mann-Whitney.Results: The result showed that the difference in the athlete’s concentration level between body contact and non-body contact sports was not significant (p=0.151). Nevertheless, the data collection of this study showed that body contact sports had a better concentration level than non-body contact sports however the data was not statistically significant.Conclusions: There is no significant difference in concentration level between athletes of body contact and non-body contact sports.  
Role of Satisfaction with Health Care Services in Increasing Patient Loyalty: an Ambulatory Setting Yusri, Citra Restia; Hidayat, Marlianti; Djuhaeni, Henni
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Background: Health care providers must be able to provide services that can satisfy the patient. This encourages patient loyalty so that competitiveness can be preserved. This study aimed to examine the correlation of patients’ satisfaction to their loyalty towards health care facilities.Methods: An analytic cross-sectional study was conducted on 50 respondents from Anggrek Specialist Polyclinic at Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung (ambulatory setting) who met the inclusion criteria during the period of September to October 2014. Questionnaires that had been validated and tested for reliability were used. Rank Spearman test was used to analyze the correlation between patient satisfaction and patient loyalty. This study used five dimensions of service quality to measure patient satisfaction, i.e. tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, and empathy.Results: The study showed that most (84%) patients felt unsatisfied and only 14% was loyal towards the health care services they received. Satisfaction and loyalty showed positive correlation with p=0.001 (p<0.05) and r=0.439, which showed a moderate correlation.  Conclusions: There is significant correlation between patient satisfaction and loyalty in Anggrek Specialist Polyclinic at Dr. Hasan Sadikin Hospital. This study can be an evaluative material for health care providers to encourage improvement of service quality as to increase patient satisfaction and loyalty. 
Burden of Pediatric Cancer Treatment: Results of Online Pediatric Cancer Registry Prototype 1 at A Third Referral Hospital in Indonesia Sari, Nur Melani; Reniarti, Lelani; Suryawan, Nur; Susanah, Susi; Wahyudi, Kurnia
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Background: Despite the impressive progress of high-income countries, childhood cancer survival remains low in low and middle-income countries. Cancer is yet to be considered as a significant public health issue which has implicate only few pediatric cancer registry has been well established. The study aimed to describe the burden of pediatric cancer treatment in a third referral hospital in Indonesia through pediatric cancer registry.Methods: A-three-year retrospective analysis of 15 pediatric cancer diagnosed in children aged under 14 years was conducted at Dr Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung.  Data were extracted from Online Bandung Pediatric Cancer Registry Prototype 1 and analyzed for age, gender, type of cancer. The outcomes were classified as treatment abandonment, treatment refusal, interrupted treatment, death during treatment, and completed treatment.Results: Seven-hundred and seventy-three children, 452 males and 321 females, were diagnosed with 15 types of malignancies.  Peak incidence for each malignancy was different: at a young age was found in retinoblastoma and hepatoblastoma (mean; 3yo) while at adolescence in bone tumor and chronic myelocytic leukemia (9.1; 10 yo respectively). Distribution of the foremost malignancies recorded was: acute lymphoblastic leukemia (44.5%), retinoblastoma (15.2%), and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (8.9%). The cancer cure rate was very low (9.5%), treatment abandonment was still high (41.7%) and most patients died (27.8%) in the course of therapy either from advanced disease, infection, or late presentation. Meanwhile, 167 patients still continued the interrupted treatment.Conclusions: Cancer management is the burden for hospital, however the general outcome is very poor. 
Prophylactic Antibiotic Pattern in Open Reduction Internal Fixation for Closed Fractures at Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung in 2013 Edwiza, Deviana Suciani; Husen, Ike Rostikawati; Arsa, Widya
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Background: Surgical site infection remains a serious complication of a surgery. Prophylactic antibiotics should be used in open reduction and internal fixation to prevent surgical site infection. This study aimed to study the pattern of prophylaxis used in internal fixation of closed fractures as this surgery is considered as a high-risk orthopedic procedures.Methods: This retrospective-descriptive study was performed from August to October 2014. Subject was closed fracture patient who underwent open reduction and internal fixation at Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung in 2013. Data about characteristics of patients and pattern of the use of prophylactic antibiotics were obtained from patients’ medical record.Results: Medical records from 76 patients who underwent ORIF were analyzed.  Sixty eight patients (68.4%) were given 1 gram cefazolin intravenously as preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis. Timing for administration of antibiotics was 30–60 minute preoperatively in 34 (44.2%) patients. All Patients were given postoperative prophylaxis for 4.09 ± 1.36 days in average. The antibiotic most commonly used was cefazolin in 51 (63%) patients. All patients were prescribed an oral antibiotic at discharge. Cefadroxil was the most common antibiotic prescribed for patients at discharge. Conclusions: Cefazolin is the most common preoperative prophylactic antibiotic given to patients. All Patients are given postoperative prophylaxis and prescribed an antibiotic at discharge. 
Response Time, Decision Time, and Delivery Time in Pediatric Emergency Unit of West Java Top Referral Hospital Oktaviani, Ayu Sary; Lukmanul Hakim, Dzulfikar D.; Suwarman, Suwarman
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Background: The number of visitors at pediatric emergency unit has increased around 25 million per year. This condition caused overcrowded in these units which would disrupt health care process. Waiting time is one indicator of health care quality. Prolonged waiting times is related to patient’s dissatisfaction and poor outcome. The aim of this study was to identify response time, decision time, and delivery time of Pediatric Emergency Unit in Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital.Methods: This was a descriptive cross sectional study. Data from medical records of pediatric patients who attend Pediatric Emergency Unit, Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital from August to September 2015 were collected. The data included sex, age, day of admission, time of admission, insurance status, triage status, disposition of care, response time, decision time, and delivery time. The collected data were analyzed and presented in percentage and peformed in tables. Results: A total of 201 data were collected during study period. The geometric mean of total waiting time in pediatric emergency department was 346.65 minutes (5 hours 46 minutes). Response time had a geometric mean of 4.07 minutes, meanwhile decision time and delivery time had geometric mean of 46.77 minutes and 181.97 minutes, respectively.Conclusions: Total waiting times of pediatric emergency department exceeds the standard time (4 hours). Meanwhile response time and decision time have already met the standard. 
Three-Year Study of Geriatric Skeletal Muscle Strength at a Top Referral General Hospital, West Java, Indonesi Lumbantoruan, Sigop Elliot Parsaulian; Vitriana, Vitriana; Dwipa, Lazuardhi
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Background: One of the aging effects is the decrease of skeletal muscle strength. The objectives of this study was to analyze the geriatric skeletal muscle strength by hand grip strength according to the characteristics of the elderly.Methods: An analytic retrospective study was carried out to 99 medical records of elderly who sought medication at the Geriatric policlinic of Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital as the top referral hospital in West Java, Indonesia from 2012–2014. The result of hand grip strength measurement were grouped based on the characteristics of gender, age, body mass index (BMI), Barthel Index score, Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) score, number of disease and number of medication. All data were taken from patient’s medical records. The collected data were statistically analyzed with unpaired T-test and one way ANOVA test.Results: Among the 99 subjects, most of the subjects were male, under 80 years old,   independent living persons, had normal BMI, and normal nutritional level according to Mini Nutritional Assessment. Most of the subjects had more than 3 diseases per person and less than 5 sorts of medication. Male had higher hand grip strength compared to female and it was statistically significant (p=0.04). Based on ADL score, Independent living had higher hand grip strength compared to other level (p=0.008).Conclusions: From all the variables measured, only gender and  Activity Daily Living level contibute to the hand grip strength. 
Pulmonary Function of Tuberculosis Patients in Medication at Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung 2013–2014 Pradipta, Shalahuddin Galih; Suryadinata, Hendarsyah; Setiawan, Setiawan
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 Background: Schizophrenia is a severe and chronic mental disorder that needs a long term treatment and social support. This condition may results in burden and disturbance in the family and society A number of studies have investigated some environmental factors that may potentially lead to schizophrenia. One of many suspected environmental factors is place of born or grew up. This study was conducted to investigate association between place of born or grew up and age of onset of schizophrenia.Methods: This study was conducted from August–October 2014 at DOTS Policlinic of Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung. The study population was lung TB patients. The inclusion criteria were 1st category lung TB patients with anti-TB drug treatment on intensive phase. The exclusion criteria were extrapulmonary TB patients, patients with lung surgery history, and patients with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This study used purposive sampling. The subjects were given a spirometry test where the forced expiratory volume 1 second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), and their ratio were collected and then interpreted.Results: Among the 60 subjects included in this study, the data showed that 83.4% of the subjects had a decreased pulmonary function consisting of obstructive (6.7%) and restrictive patterns (76.7%).Conclusions: The majority of pulmonary TB patients treated with 1st category anti-TB drugs during intensive phase have a decrease in pulmonary function and most of them have restrictive pattern of pulmonary function.
Visual Impairment Screening in Cibeusi Elementary School Students Permana, Dea Aprilianti; Memed, Feti Karfiati; Radhiyanti Santoso, Putri Teesa
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Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) shows that there are around 153 million people with visual impairment due to uncorrected refractive error, mostly in 8–10 years. Screening of visual function in earlier age is important, because it is treatable. Correction of refractive error by using eye-glasses is the easiest and the cheapest way. This study aimed to identify the frequency of visual impairment and eye-glasses-used in children aged eight to ten in Cibeusi Elementary School. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted. This study was held in August 2014. Data were obtained from Cibeusi Elementary School in Jatinangor;  simple random sampling technique was used to select 8–10 years old students. The total number of respondent was 101 students. Screening for visual impairment was performed using E-Chart. Result: Eleven eyes (5.44%) from a total of 202 eyes had visual impairment. Six (5.94%) students had visual impairment, whereas only 1 (1%) student used eye-glasses for improving his visual function. Visual impairment was considerably high in boy-students aged 8 years  and was most prevalence in 3rd grade students.Conclusions: There are visual impairments which are not corrected with sunglasses.

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