Effectiveness of a High Protein Diet on the Nutritional Status of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients at Pandak I Public Health Centre
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https://doi.org/10.31674/mjn.2025.v17i02.020Abstract
Background: Pulmonary tuberculosis is greatly influenced by low nutritional status, which degrades the immune system and causes a slower recovery. Nurses play an important role in improving the nutritional status of pulmonary tuberculosis patients through a high-protein diet. Objectives: This study assessed the effectiveness of providing nutrition to pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Methods: Quantitative quasi-experimental research by comparing pre and post-tests. The respondents are all patients with pulmonary tuberculosis at Pandak I Public Health Centre in Bantul Regency. The respondents were randomly divided into two groups, as the intervention group has 14 respondents and the control group has 7 respondents. Results: Based on the statistical test of the difference in BMI pre and post-intervention, the p-value = 0.082 (> 0.05) and post intervention, the p-value = 0.396 (> 0.05). Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) pre- and post-intervention, the p-value = 0.000 (< 0.05) and post-intervention, the p-value = 0.002 (< 0.05). The edema status pre- and post-intervention, the p-value = 0.165 (> 0.05), post-intervention p-value = 0.002 (< 0.05). This shows that there is a statistically significant difference in MUAC between pre- and post-intervention, between MUAC in TB patients who have received the intervention and those who have not, and between edema status in tuberculosis patients who have received the intervention and those who have not. Conclusion: Increased MUAC was the only variable that had the most influence in this study compared to BMI and edema. MUAC revealed significant advancements in both populations, accentuating its responsiveness as a gauge of nutritional recovery in patients diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Nutrition, Pulmonary Tuberculosis, High ProteinDownloads
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