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EDUKASI PENCEGAHAN PENYAKIT ASAM URAT DAN POLA GAYA HIDUP SEHAT

Introduction

Edukasi pencegahan penyakit asam urat dan pola gaya hidup sehat. Edukasi pencegahan asam urat dan pola hidup sehat penting untuk mengurangi nyeri sendi. Tingkatkan pengetahuan Anda tentang asam urat, gejalanya, dan cara mencegahnya melalui panduan gaya hidup.

Abstract

WHO (World Health Organization) mengatakan asam urat termasuk bagian dari metabolisme purin, namun apabila tidak berlangsung secara normal maka akan terjadi sebuah proses penumpukan kristal dari asam urat pada persendian yang bisa mengakibatkan rasa sakit yang cukup tinggi. Data Prevalensi Gout Arthritis di dunia pada WHO (World Health Organization) sebanyak 34,2%. Gout Arthritis sering terjadi di negara maju seperti amerika. Prevalensi Gout Arthritis di negara amerika sebesar 26,3% dari total penduduk. Prevalensi penyakit asam urat di indonesia terjadi pada usia di bawah 34 tahun sebesar 32 % dan di atas 34 tahun sebesar 68 %. Tujuan dari penyuluhan ini yaitu Untuk Meningkatkan pengetahuan tentang asam urat, memberikan pemahaman tentang pola hidup yang tepat demi pencegahan nyeri sendi asam urat dan mengetahui kadar asam urat dalam darah. Metode pada penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan eksperimen dengan pengisian kuisioner sebelum dan sesudah perlakuan. Analitis data menggunakan rumus N-Gain Score. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pemberian edukasi mengenai Asam Urat berpengaruh terhadap peningkatan pengetahuan Warga Rw 01 Semper Barat. Tingkat pengetahuan Warga Rw 01 Semper Barat meningkat dari kategori baik (68%), kategori cukup (30%), dan kategori kurang (5%) sebelum edukasi berubah menjadi kategori baik (100%) setelah edukasi

Review

This paper presents an educational intervention focused on the prevention of gout and the promotion of a healthy lifestyle among community members. The chosen topic is highly relevant, given the significant global and national prevalence of gout arthritis, as highlighted by the World Health Organization data and national statistics provided. Addressing this chronic condition through public health education is a crucial step towards improving community well-being and reducing the burden of disease. The study's clear objective to enhance knowledge, understanding of appropriate lifestyles, and awareness of uric acid levels is commendable and aligns with preventative health strategies. The methodology employed utilized a pre-post quasi-experimental design, assessing participants' knowledge through questionnaires before and after the educational intervention, with data analyzed using the N-Gain Score method. The findings indicate a substantial positive impact, demonstrating that the education successfully improved the knowledge levels of residents in Rw 01 Semper Barat. Specifically, the proportion of participants categorized as having "good" knowledge increased dramatically from 68% pre-intervention to a unanimous 100% post-intervention, with corresponding decreases in "sufficient" and "insufficient" categories. This immediate and robust increase in knowledge underscores the effectiveness of the delivered educational program in its ability to convey information about gout prevention. While the study successfully demonstrates an increase in knowledge, several aspects could enhance its rigor and implications. The abstract mentions "mengetahui kadar asam urat dalam darah" as an objective, but the results presented solely focus on knowledge improvement, without reporting any actual measurement of uric acid levels or behavioral changes. Furthermore, the absence of a control group limits the ability to definitively attribute the observed knowledge gain solely to the intervention. Future studies would benefit from incorporating objective health markers, assessing long-term behavioral changes beyond immediate knowledge recall, and employing a controlled experimental design to strengthen the causal inference. Nevertheless, this work serves as a valuable preliminary report affirming the utility of targeted educational programs in raising public health awareness regarding gout.

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