Lorensia, Amelia and Wahjudi, Mariana and Mayzika, Nadia Aisah (2018) Effectiveness of Fish Oil Containing Omega-3 in Improving Symptoms and Lung Function in Asthma Outpatient in Surabaya, Indonesia. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance, 9 (3). pp. 260-266. ISSN 0975 9506
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Abstract
Indonesia as a potential maritime country in fish production, can be processed into fish oil containing omega -3. Based on previous libraries, omega-3 fish oils can be used to improve asthma control and improve lung function. The effects of a drug are individualized depending on genetic and environmental factors. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of fish oil containing omega-3 on improving asthma symptoms and improving lung function.The research method used is pre-post test design, using data collection technique with asthma control test questionnaire to see clinical symptoms of asthma and measure lung function with peak flow meter. Intervention given is a fish oil product with once daily doses, then follow up every week for 4 weeks. The subject of research is adult age. Pulmonary function data and asthma symptoms will be tested for normality with shapiro-wilk test and followed by anova one way. The research was conducted in 2016-2017 in Surabaya and the data obtained 28 respondents. At the control level of asthma and total ACT score (P <0.05) it can be concluded that there was significant difference between before and after omega-3 fish oil therapy for 4 weeks. In the improvement of lung function there is a significant improvement of lung function starting from before therapy until the increase every week until the 4th week.Fish oil containing omega 3 for 4 weeks may decrease asthma symptoms in the asthma control level category and total ACT score. In addition, fish oil can also improve lung function significantly in every week
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | asthma, fish oil contains omega-3, asthma symptoms, lung function |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RS Pharmacy and materia medica |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Pharmacy > Department of Pharmacy |
| Depositing User: | Ester Sri W. 196039 |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Oct 2018 07:31 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2023 04:32 |
| URI: | http://repository.ubaya.ac.id/id/eprint/33664 |
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