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  • The prevalence of pressure injuries among older adults in Indonesia is a significant concern, and family members, who typically provide care, are often untrained in prevention and treatment.
  • The study developed and evaluated the Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Family Caregivers at Preventing Pressure Injuries (KAP-PI) instrument to assess caregivers' understanding and actions regarding pressure injury prevention.
  • The final KAP-PI instrument includes 33 items across knowledge, attitude, and practice domains and demonstrated strong reliability and validity, making it a valuable tool for nursing practice and research.
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Breastfeeding mothers have had limited access to breastfeeding support throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aims to investigate breastfeeding practices during the COVID-19 period and to determine the factors associated with supporting exclusive breastfeeding. A sequential explanatory mixed methods approach was adopted, including a quantitative method in the first phase and qualitative method in the second phase.

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Objective: The number of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) procedures is increasing. However, ACLR procedures are likely to be underbudgeted in a developing country like Indonesia. This study aimed to analyze costs for ACLR procedures in Indonesia's resource-limited context, determine the burden of ACLR, and suggest national prices for ACLR reimbursement.

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A series of Ca-doped bismuth ferrite was prepared at various %w/w of Ca via a facile hydrothermal method to obtain BiCaFeO (denoted as BFOCa-X, where X = 1, 0.95, 0.90, 0.

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Endometrial cancer (EC) rates are rising annually. Additional prediction markers need to be evaluated because only 10-20% of EC cases show an objective response to immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Our previous methylomic study found that BHLHE22 is hypermethylated in EC tissues and can be detected using a Pap-smear sample.

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Background: With the more advanced science in the field of medicine and disease management, the population of geriatric intensive care patients is increasing. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted healthcare management around the globe, especially on critically-ill elderly patients. We aim to analyse the relationship between underlying illnesses, including COVID-19, and the survival rate of elderly patients who are treated in the intensive care setting.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to massive changes in almost all aspects of human life, including emotional states such as anxiety and fear, perspectives about healthy lifestyles, and psychological outcomes. This study aimed to disentangle the mechanisms that underlie the relationships of anxiety towards COVID-19 and fear of negative appearance with well-being, we also investigated the effects of cultural variations on levels of anxiety, fear of negative appearance, healthy lifestyles, and well-being. A total of 881 Indonesians ( = 172) and Poles ( = 709) participated in this study.

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Unlabelled: Adequate postoperative pain control is an essential factor for the success of rehabilitation programs after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). The genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation (GNRF) is a recently developed method.This study aimed to evaluate the use of GNRF in patients who underwent ACLR.

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Introduction: Acinetobacter baumannii, a pathogen of concern in hospitals worldwide, has diverse antimicrobial resistance mechanisms leading to limiting the antibiotic options and carbapenemase enzyme production is one of the common mechanisms in carbapenem resistance. The epidemiology and resistance pattern of clinical isolates are critical in developing a prevention and treatment strategy. The aim of this was to determine the prevalence and resistance pattern of carbapenem non-susceptible strains (CNS) A.

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The giant gourami sago strain ( Lacepède) has been approved in 2018 as a candidate for freshwater aquaculture in Indonesia. However, information on the species' reproduction is minimal. This study analyzed the reproductive characteristics of the gourami sago strain broodfish to provide basic knowledge for a future hatchery development strategy.

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Modified precordial lead ECG SafOne on electrocardiography recordings.

Sci Rep

May 2022

Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru-Riau, Indonesia.

Adaptability in precordial lead placement is one of the sources of electrocardiography inaccuracy. The present experimental study aimed to investigate the modified precordial lead ECG SafOne on electrocardiography recordings. Fourteen subjects were selected using purposive sampling.

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Background: The determinants of intention to accept the COVID-19 vaccine and associated factors among nursing students during this pandemic need to be identified.

Aims: The study assessed nursing students' attitudes to vaccination, health engagement and trust in government, as well as their intention to have a COVID-19 vaccination.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among nursing students in three provinces of Java, Indonesia, from December 2020 to February 2021.

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This study sought to determine the effect of fermented medicinal herbs (FMH), cutchery ( ), turmeric ( ) and curcuma ( ) in combination with molasses and probiotic drink (Yakult), administered orally on the hematological and physiological profile of striped catfish ( ). A complete randomized design (CRD) experiment was used with four levels of treatments, namely P0 (control), P1 (FMH 100 mL/kg), P2 (FMH 200 mL/kg) and P3 (FMH 300 mL/kg) of feed. The fish were kept in a farm in cages at 75 fish/m and fed with the experimental diets for 60 days.

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Possible Cases of SARS-CoV-2 Reinfection In Pekanbaru, Indonesia.

Acta Med Indones

January 2022

Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, Riau, Indonesia.

Confirmed and possible reinfection cases of SARS-CoV-2 have been reported from various countries. Here we present two cases of possible SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in Pekanbaru, Indonesia. A 26 years old female and a 27 years old male healthcare workers were first confirmed by PCR with high Ct-value (>35) while presenting no or mild symptoms, respectively.

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Human health risk and phytoremediation of potentially toxic metals (PTMs) in the edible vegetables have been widely discussed recently. This study aimed to determine the concentrations of four PTMs, namely Cd, Fe, Ni, and Zn) in Amaranthus viridis (leaves, stems, and roots) collected from 11 sampling sites in Peninsular Malaysia and to assess their human health risk (HHR). In general, the metal levels followed the order: roots > stems > leaves.

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Carbapenem non-susceptible (CNSAB) is an important pathogen that causes nosocomial bacteremia among critically ill patients worldwide. The magnitude of antibiotic resistance of in Indonesia is expected to be significant; however, the data available are limited. The aim of this study was to analyze the genetic profiles of CNSAB isolates from patients with bacteremia in Indonesia.

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Background: Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a significant health problem. The high number of cases requires preventions, including controlling the dengue vector, mosquito. One of the control methods is the use of insecticides containing organophosphate.

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Background: Cervical cancer is the fourth most deadly cancer in the world, and it is caused by infection of high-risk subtypes of Human PapillomaVirus (HPV) in most cases. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence oncogenic HPV in cervical cancer patients in Riau Province Indonesia and to determine the clinical manifestation of HPV in cervical cancer patients in Riau Province Indonesia.

Methods: This research was a descriptive study conducted at Arifin Achmad General Hospital Riau from February to August 2018 which aimed to analyze HPV genotype prevalence oncogenic of cervical cancer patients.

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Background: The Lysholm knee score and Tegner activity scale are frequently used patient-reported outcome measures in patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries because of their excellent psychometric properties. These questionnaires were originally developed in the English language.

Purpose: To translate and cross-culturally adapt these measures into the Indonesian language and study their validity and reliability so that they can be used in the Indonesian-speaking population with ACL injuries.

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Background: Cervical cancer is the second most deadly cancer in the world after breast cancer. The cancer is caused by infection of high risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) type 16. It is often found in cervical cancer of which the genome structure is composed of L1 proteins.

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This study assesses the status of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among coronavirus survivors living in rural and urban districts in Riau province, Indonesia. The cross-sectional study was conducted among 468 and 285 Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) survivors living in rural and urban areas, respectively in August 2021. The St.

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Burn is a common case in developing countries, with over half of fire-related deaths reported in Southeast Asia and full-thickness burns as a high mortality risk. Human amnion has been used as a wound dressing for centuries. In this study, a decellularised amnion overlaid with fibrin, "amnion bilayer (AB)," was used as a dressing immediately after burn and as a graft to replace the scar in Sprague-Dawley rats subjected to full-thickness burn model.

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Characteristics of patients undergoing hemodialysis during Covid-19 pandemic.

Enferm Clin

December 2021

Department of Community Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Riau, Indonesia.

Objective: This study aimed to explore the characteristics of hemodialysis patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method: This descriptive study employed a cross-sectional approach using 30 participants purposively selected from two hemodialysis centers in Riau Province, Indonesia. A personal information form and observation sheets were used for data collection.

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Objective: The objective of this study was to assess levels of anxiety and ways of coping among nursing students in The School of Nursing, University of Riau during the COVID-19 Outbreak.

Method: This study was conducted among 247 students through the web-based cross-sectional survey.

Results: The findings show that more than one in three students 87 (35.

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Unlabelled: Cardiovascular disease is the second highest cause of death across the globe. Myocardial infarction is one of the heart diseases that cause permanent impairment of the heart wall leads to heart failure. Cellular therapy might give hope to regenerate the damaged myocardium.

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