Publications by authors named "Okti Ratna Mafruhah"
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- Antioxidant therapy is increasingly being explored for its potential benefits in treating sepsis and septic shock, with a focus on five main treatments: melatonin, vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, and -acetylcysteine, both alone and in combination with other compounds.
- The research analyzed data from 56 trials involving nearly 9,400 patients, revealing that melatonin combined with propolis showed the greatest potential for improving organ function, while high-dose vitamin C and melatonin were highlighted for their ability to lower 28-day mortality rates, although some results were statistically ambiguous due to bias.
- Overall, the findings provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of various antioxidant therapies in the ICU setting for managing
Background: Medication adherence is one of the crucial attempts in primary stroke prevention. The available evidence lacks comprehensive reviews exploring the association of medication adherence with stroke prevention.
Objectives: To investigate the effects of non-adherence to medications used to treat the modifiable risk of diseases on stroke-associated outcomes in primary stroke prevention.
Background: Prior studies showed the association between inadequate health literacy (HL) and poor medication-related skills, while none of the published studies have reviewed and compared the existing instruments used to measure medication-related HL. This systematic review comprehensively summarizes the existing instruments that assess medication-related HL.
Objectives: To identify appropriate HL instruments related to medication use as screening tools for enhancing patients' ability to use medications correctly.
There is a need for valid and reliable instruments to focus on medication aspects of health literacy and help healthcare professionals address patients' barriers to medication use. This cross-sectional study describes the conceptualization, development, and psychometric properties of the first Chinese Medication Literacy Measurement (ChMLM) to assess the level of health literacy on medication use. The 17-item ChMLM (ChMLM-17) and its short form, 13-item ChMLM (ChMLM-13), consist of four sections (vocabulary, over-the-counter labels, prescription labels, and advertisements) to cover six domains of medication-related health literacy.
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