PENGARUH KONSUMSI BUAH ALPUKAT (Persea Americana Mill.) TERHADAP KADAR KOLESTEROL TOTAL PADA PASIEN HIPERKOLESTEROL DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS PADANG PASIR KOTA PADANG TAHUN 2013

USMAN, MEUTIA (2014) PENGARUH KONSUMSI BUAH ALPUKAT (Persea Americana Mill.) TERHADAP KADAR KOLESTEROL TOTAL PADA PASIEN HIPERKOLESTEROL DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS PADANG PASIR KOTA PADANG TAHUN 2013. Other thesis, ANDALAS UNIVERSITY.

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Abstract

NURSING FACULTY UNIVERSITY ANDALAS February 2014 Name : Meutia Usman Bp : 0910323090 Effect of Fruit Avocado (Persea americana mill.) Against Cholesterol Levels in Patients with Hypercholesterol Working Area Health Center Padang Pasir Padang In 2013 ABSTRACT Cholesterol is a fatty substance that circulates in the blood that are useful to the body. Excess cholesterol in the blood will result in the occurrence of cholesterol buildup in the coronary artery wall that causes coronary heart disease and stroke. Data from the WHO, 20% of stroke and more than 50% of heart attacks are caused by high cholesterol levels. To reduce the level of cholesterol should consume fruits that contain monounsaturated fats only one avocado. The purpose of the study to determine the effect of consumption of avocado fruit to decrease cholesterol levels in patients with hypercholesterolemia. The experiment that is quasy experiment with the approach of non randomized control group pretest and posttest design. Non-probability sampling techniques for sampling with purposive sampling, the total sample of 10 intervention group and 10 of the comparator group. Intervention group consumed 100 gram of avocado every day for seven days and take medicine simvastatin whereas the comparator group only take medicine simvastatin once a day for seven days. Research done at Desert Regional Medical Centers Jobs in July-December 2013. Collection of data using the Rapid Test (Cholesterol Check) , cheklist recording sheet , and strands of observation . That is used to test the paired t test. The results showed that there are differences in average decrease cholesterol levels in the two groups, in which the intervention group p value = 0.001 and p = 0.022 the comparator group . That is, both groups experienced a decrease in cholesterol levels. It can be inferred take medicine lowering cholesterol levels and consumption of avocado meaningful in lowering cholesterol levels. Hypercholesterolemia patients can consume as much as 100 gr avocado a day to lower cholesterol. Community nurses to deliver education to patients about traditional treatment namely hypercholesterolemia avocado consumption for lowering cholesterol levels. Traditional treatment can also be combined with conventional treatment as a complement (complementary). Keywords : Hypercholesterol, Community Nurses, Avocado Bibliography : 62 (1999-2013)

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